| Davistown Museum Inventory of Tools | L.S. Starrett Co. |
| | Status | Location |
| 052611T1 | Speed indicator | bio | DTM | TT |
| Drop-forged nickel plated steel, 5" long, signed "L. S. STARRETT CO." "ATHOL MASS". |
| Speed indicators are used for measuring the turning speed of machinery such as lathes. |
| 111412T5 | Spring outside dividers | bio | DTM | MH |
| Tempered alloy steel, 3" long, signed "THE L. S. S. Co." "ATHOL, MASS." "PAT JUN. 2: 85". |
| Charles P. Fay's patent 319,215 can be viewed here: http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=319215&id=12736&set=6. |
| 63001T12 | Square | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 2 5/8" long, 2 1/8" blade, signed "The LSS Co Athol Mass No 20". |
| This is a classic example of Starrett's finest product. DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| 41302T5 | Tapered gauge | bio | DTM | TT |
| Tempered alloy steel, 6 1/8" long, 7/16" wide, signed "N. 270 The L. S. Starrett Co. Athol, Mass USA". |
| It is calibrated in millimeters and in hundredths of an inch. The maximum thickness this gauge measures is 0.150 inches. DATM (Nelson |
| 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| 8512T1 | Toolmakers' buttons | bio | DTM | TT |
| Tool steel, 2 3/8" long, 3/4" wide, 1 1/16" high, signed "STARRETT ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A. NO 494" "PAT. JAN. 11 1921". |
| 111900T13 | Toolmakers' buttons | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 2 5/16" long, signed "Starrett Athol Mass USA No 494.B". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| TJG1003 | Toolmakers' buttons | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 4 1/2" long, signed "STARRETT ATHOL MASS NO. 494-D". |
| The buttons are "used for precision location of holes in a work piece. The hole is roughly located by normal layout methods, drilled and |
| tapped, and the button installed and snugged down. The button is then shifted to its precise location by measuring from other reference points |
| with the precision required. This procedure is usually done on a surface plate. It is then set up in the machine, usually a lathe or boring |
| machine, indicated, and final hole is bored. Frequently several holes would be bored in one piece, hence the need for several buttons." |
| (http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=9261) |
| Miscellaneous Tools |
| 111900T10 | Pocket screwdriver | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel and rosewood, 4 1/4" long, signed "L S Starrett Co Athol Mass USA". |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools |
| Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking Tools |
| 22601T2 | Adjustable jaw cut nipper | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel with carbide tipped jaw, 7" long, signed "L S Starrett Co. Athol Mass USA No 1- 7 IN". |
| It is for use in wire mills, piano tuning, and by telephone workers for wire cutting. The removable jaws may be reground, repaired, or replaced. |
| Measuring Tools |
| 22211T21 | Carpenters' rule | bio | DTM | TT |
| Tempered alloy steel, 6" long, 3/4" wide, 3/32" thick, extends to 6 feet, signed "THE L S STARRETT CO. ATHOL, MASS USA" "PAT. MAR. |
| 14. 1911" "NO. 451" and "TEMPERED". |
| Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| 22601T3 | Trammels | bio | DTM | MH |
| Tempered alloy steel, 4" beam, with a 3 1/2" high trammel, signed "L S Starrett Co. Athol Mass USA". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| Patternmakers' Tools |
| 10910T6 | Shrink rule set (9) | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Tempered alloy steel, 12" long, 1" wide, signed "THE L.S.S. CO. ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A." "No. 377" "TEMPERED No 4" "SHRINK 1-4 TO |
| FOOT", c. 1950. |
| Donated by the Swenson family. |
| Wrenches |
| 82220T4 | Ratchet set | DA | TT (Pub) |
| Steel, 10 7/8" long, 2" wide, 3/4" thick, signed "THE LS STARRETT CO ATHOL, MASS U S A PATENTED JAN 11 1915 No 443". |
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