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I just got a pair of Starret micrometers that I think go from 2" to 8" and 8" to 13". They have wooden handles and came in a sheet metal box with wooden hold downs.
They came from Camden Forge Company tool room #2 because that is what is engraved on the standards.
This place apparently made marine castings. The picture above is from a 1919 book. I'd guess that they did work for the Philadelphia Navy Yard across the river. At that time they were on Mt. Ephraim St. in Camden. The only other reference I could find on them was from 1955 and said they were located in Hoboken. At some point the micrometers appear to have passed into the possession of somebody named Creager because that name is stamped on the wooden part of the handle.
I was wondering if anybody has an idea as to the age of these? I'm fairly sure that they were from some time when the Durango Kid was around:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starrett
Oh, not to forget the gloat part: I paid a total of $23.65 including shipping for them.
OK, so that's kind of gloat worthy. What makes it really gloat worthy is where I got them - ebay. The last place you'd expect to find such a deal. The seller didn't think to mention that they were from Starret.
The box isn't wood, it's sheet metal. Maybe I should demand he rebate half my money.
They came from Camden Forge Company tool room #2 because that is what is engraved on the standards.
This place apparently made marine castings. The picture above is from a 1919 book. I'd guess that they did work for the Philadelphia Navy Yard across the river. At that time they were on Mt. Ephraim St. in Camden. The only other reference I could find on them was from 1955 and said they were located in Hoboken. At some point the micrometers appear to have passed into the possession of somebody named Creager because that name is stamped on the wooden part of the handle.
I was wondering if anybody has an idea as to the age of these? I'm fairly sure that they were from some time when the Durango Kid was around:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starrett
Oh, not to forget the gloat part: I paid a total of $23.65 including shipping for them.
OK, so that's kind of gloat worthy. What makes it really gloat worthy is where I got them - ebay. The last place you'd expect to find such a deal. The seller didn't think to mention that they were from Starret.
The box isn't wood, it's sheet metal. Maybe I should demand he rebate half my money.
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