TRY SQUARE
1926 - 1938Long, thin rectangular metal blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle by three rivets and two triangulated copper plates. The wooden handle has brass facing on the inside edge .Try squares are used to measure 90 degree angles in woodwork.
Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road. It was open from 1926-1938. Try squares are used to measure 90 degree angles in woodwork.
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This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.
