Gage blocks.

Gage Blocks

Gage blocks.

Adjustable limit gage is used to measure the diameter of an object by adjusting screws on both sides of the U shaped gage.

Adjustable Limit Gage

Adjustable limit gage is used to measure the diameter of an object by adjusting screws on both sides…

Dial cylinder gage.

Cylinder Gage

Dial cylinder gage.

A micrometer depth gage used to measure irregular holes in narrow boring. The gage measures the holes by inserting the rod into the gage while the pointer measures the bore.

Depth Micrometer Gage

A micrometer depth gage used to measure irregular holes in narrow boring. The gage measures the holes…

Vernier height gage.

Height Gage

Vernier height gage.

Inspecting bolt with length gage.

Length Gage

Inspecting bolt with length gage.

An illustration of a planer height gage for fine, or precise, work. The gage measures the object's height by moving the extended arm and fastening it with the conical pin. The height is read by the measuring stick attached to the arm.

Planer Height Gage

An illustration of a planer height gage for fine, or precise, work. The gage measures the object's height…

Standard wire gage.

Wire Gage

Standard wire gage.

"Bisecting gage, a gage formed by a bar carrying two heads or cheeks connected by two arms of equal length, forming a toggle-joint, at which a pencil or scribe-awl is placed. The pencil or awl is thus at equal distances from the cheeks at whatever gage they may be set." -Whitney, 1911

Bisecting Gauge

"Bisecting gage, a gage formed by a bar carrying two heads or cheeks connected by two arms of equal…

An instrument for measuring or testing.

Instrument Panel Gauge

An instrument for measuring or testing.

This is an illustration of Sir Thomas Gage, a british general in the American Revolution, peering in to the distance with a spyglass.

General Gage

This is an illustration of Sir Thomas Gage, a british general in the American Revolution, peering in…

"Boston Boys before General Gage." —Goodrich, 1878

General Gage

"Boston Boys before General Gage." —Goodrich, 1878

A baseball glove or mitt is a large leather glove that baseball players on the defending team are allowed to wear to assist them in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter, or thrown by a teammate.

Catchers Mitt

A baseball glove or mitt is a large leather glove that baseball players on the defending team are allowed…

A sash plane made like a spokeehave, to work on sashes.

Router Plane

A sash plane made like a spokeehave, to work on sashes.

A scriber block is used to layout lines at a set height from the base, thus its second name surface height gauge or just "surface gauge".

The work piece is held against an angle plate so that it is perpendicular to the surface plate, the scriber block is then adjusted to the required height and used to scribe a line parallel with the table, by sliding the block along the table's surface.

Scriber Block

A scriber block is used to layout lines at a set height from the base, thus its second name surface…

Gauge for US thread tool.

Thread Tool

Gauge for US thread tool.