Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge handmade fishing decoy The interior is clean and

The interior is clean and in excellent shape

Maybe in part because I spend a fair amount of time on backroads around New England

with careful attention to all the windows and doors

completely charming in every regard

Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge handmade fishing decoy The interior is clean andI believe this small brass gauge would have been used for measuring pin drill (pin vise) bits; pin drills are like miniature drills, used for precision work by machinists or jewelers, etc. This is a fairly old one, with just the center row of holes stamped: 0 10 in progression, the largest number for the smallest hole. The shape of it when I first saw it made me think of a hornbook (a small paddle of sorts, usually bearing an alphabet, used for