#28 • Double-End Bone-Inlaid Mortice Gauge

Part of October Antique and Collectible Tools! (live auction by Brookline Auction Gallery)

High bid $40.00

Status: Sold

Double end mortice gauge with decorative bone inlay on both faces of the fence and as wear plates for the fixed pins; a pair of permanent settings, one at each end, the fence is slid to either side, it was custom made for repeated layout; fence has circular bone inlay with ebony dots in the centers; figured wood may be boxwood, fence has a check adjacent to the screw.