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Rare English Brass thread tester by John Nesbitt

Sold for $900 at California Auctioneers on May 20, 2018.

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Antique Brass, iron, wood and glass construction face Marked John Nesbitt Ltd. Makers 42 Market St. Manchester and the scale measures up to 100lbs - 49-inch bed, cast iron tension handle, pendulum style weight light on a toothed curve to create tension between two hooks that reside on a brass tubular length with internal spring, tension measures on clock like face and the tool mounts vertical unlike most smaller examples, a true professional tool from the City that led the industrial revolution, on a beveled wooden back board measures 49" x 12.5" x 10"

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