American Standard Wire Gauge

Made:
circa 1858 in Providence county
American Standard Wire Gauge

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American Standard Wire Gauge
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American Standard Wire Gauge, as originally designed by Lucien Sharpe and used from 1858. sizes 0.005" to 0.325"(36 wire gauge to 0 W.G.).

Details

Category:
Industrial Metrology
Object Number:
1928-1129
type:
wire gauge
credit:
Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company