What Is It Question #1

[KershawMan]

I recently acquired an old machinist's tool box. I was familiar with everything except these two tools. Both are Starrett (one marked LSS). I would appreciate the help in identifying these tools. Thanks.

 

[jonesg]

its a canada quarter.

 

[PCustoms]

Delete

 

[Rinspeed]

No idea but knowing this place someone will be along very shortly to let you know.

 

[Bob-B]

The one on the left is a very early depth gage. You can use it with a scale to measure the depth of a hole that is too small to be measured directly with the scale. I have a similar tool made by my Dad when he was in trade school in the 1930's. Not sure about the tool on the right.

 

[neophyte]

It looks like it’s some type of specialty depth gage.
the larger piece with the hole can be clamped on something round( maybe a tube or gun barrel), then the separate part with the rod, is used to measure depth, maybe against the edge of a machined groove.
The large adjustable piece with the hole seems to indicate whatever depth is being measured needs to be measured from a precise perpendicular plane to the tube the larger piece is clamped to.

Is there a model number on it?
Starrett sometimes reuses model numbers from items that were discontinued decades earlier, but there are pdf copies of Starrett catalogs from a number of years, so you can possibly figure out what the item is.

 

[RTM]

#45 depth gauge

Catalogue No. 17 of the Fine Mechanical Tools Manufactured by the L. S. Starrett Company : L. S. Starrett Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

194 p., illus., 20.3 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[RTM]

I'm guessing the second is the base #447 shown in this image

Starrett Tools 50th Anniversary : Catalog No. 25 : L. S. Starrett Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

388 p., illus., 18.7 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[KershawMan]

Thank you to RTM. Those old Starrett catalogs are a tremendous resource.

 

[The Cobbler]

Keith Rucker did a video on the Bar-Z Bash, and there's a collector of Starett , worth watching . go to the 7:10 mark . he will do some valuing and identification if you ask him.