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Gauge, leather thickness, No. 2 made by Woburn Machine Co., Woburn, MA. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1930-1960. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
Object/Artifact
Leather thickness gauge No. 2 made by Woburn Machine Co., Woburn, MA. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1930-1960. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
Wood and metal, 6" throat, 1/2" measuring range. Scale calibrated for reading measurements in millimeters (mm) and ounces (ozs.)
Woburn name and model number stamped on frame.
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A typical measuring tool used in the tannery operations and leather processing and manufacturing areas of the R. Neumann & Co. plant. Object is from Neumann business premises courtesy of the Bernheim Family.
2014.070.2001
2014.070
Bernheim, Bill
Gift
Gift of the Bernheim Family.
n/a
1930 - 1960
Date: 1930-1960
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-12-12
