Vintage Stanley No 73 Mortise Gauge (SANT-020)

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Vintage Stanley No 73 Mortise Gauge (SANT-020)

Material: wood and brass
Age: approx 1920s/1930s
Size: 160mm
Marking: Stanley S.W. (inside a heart shape) No 73, made in USA
Condition: left in original condition. The gauge was repaired some time ago. It had fallen apart and was reassembled using two brass screws, which have aged, indicating that the repair was carried out long ago. It is still in usable condition.

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Stanley gauge No 73: The markings on the tool: “S.W.” (S.W. marks inside a heart) stands for Stanley Works, and is part of the “Sweetheart” trademark used by Stanley. This mark was commonly applied on tools during the peak Sweetheart era. The Sweetheart era for Stanley tools typically dates from the early 1920s into the 1930s.

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