Calipers

unknown1600/1650

Skokloster Castle
Skoklosters, Sweden

A pair of calipers of steel. An instrument of this kind can be used for measuring the outer width of an object. Its location, among the objects in the former lathe chamber at Skokloster, indicates that it was used for carpenting.

Details

Title: Calipers
Creator: unknown
Date Created: 1600/1650
Physical Dimensions: w 232 mm, l 410 mm
Subject Keywords: Carpentry
Rights: CC BY
External Link: Skokloster Castle
Medium: Steel

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