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Offline Butcher1942

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Anyone know what this is?
« on: December 30, 2020, 07:48:32 PM »
Hey All,

New here and my second post besides my intro. And glad to be here :)

Anyway, I just opened up some stored boxes from my Grandfather who passed 20 years ago and he got a decent amount of tools from his Father (My Great Grand Grand). So some of them are from the 1800s and such.

I have been doing some research on this one particular tool and cannot seem to find any info about this tool through searches and little info about the company and their tool line.

It appears to be a Pocket Multi Saw marked "Atlas CO NY". It seems pretty cool as it has many blades with numbers on each one and was just wondering if anyone has ever seen one of these or know what the correct name of it of the possible era it was made?

Thanks a bunch and I look forward to enjoying this forum!

:)




Offline gibsontool

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2020, 07:55:32 PM »
Looks like a thread gauge to me.

Offline Butcher1942

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2020, 08:10:39 PM »
Looks like a thread gauge to me.

Thanks, Gibsontool I just looked that up and it looks like that.

That saves me a lot of time :)  I kept searching for Pocket Saw and such.

Offline AutoMechanic

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2020, 11:18:37 PM »
Those are definitely oldies haven’t seen any made like that in awhile.

Offline p_toad

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2020, 10:46:23 AM »
welcome to the forums.   that basic style of thread pitch gauge is still very much in production.  the one below is a current Starrett.

Offline Butcher1942

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2020, 11:00:22 AM »
Thanks Every one :) I am loving this site already, I hope you don't mind me asking too much about identity. I try searching a lot but some tools I just can't figure out what they are and markings.

Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Anyone know what this is?
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2020, 03:09:01 PM »
We love answering questions and introducing folks to the wonders of old tools and things.  So ask on!