Box-joint compass, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1950.3438.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Box-joint compass for marking out and measuring during boot-making process. The round hinge is wider than the two legs when they are closed. On either side the hinge has a number of concentric circles with the joint at the center. Near the hinge the legs are rectangle and cut so one side is encased in the other when the tool is closed. After 1 1/2" the legs continue with the rectangular shape flipping perpendicularly. the edges of the legs are shave and taper to a point.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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