| The Davistown Museum |
| Center for the Study of Early Tools |
| Scattered throughout The Davistown Museum are tools by important manufacturers who are also the subject of |
| information files compiled by the museum. This is a listing of our holdings for: |
| L.S. Starrett Co. |
| | Status | Location |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Classic Period of American Machinists' Tools |
| Measuring Tools |
| 111900T14 | Center finder | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 6 5/8" long with a 6" pivoting arm, signed "The L S Starrett Co Athol Mass USA". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| 32708T46 | Compass/caliper/divider | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Metal, 7 1/2" long, 8" wide when open, signed "THE L S STARRETT Co" and "ATHOL MASS U.S.A.". |
| Laroy S. Starrett Co.'s working dates were from 1880 - 1994. |
| 22512LTC9 | Depth gauge micrometer | bio | DA | TT |
| Drop-forged tempered alloy steel, 4" long, 4" wide, 1/2" high, signed "Starrett" "No. 445". |
| This was found in a case with 3 of the original 6 attachments and tuning wrench. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| 111900T12 | Dividers | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 3 13/16" long, signed "Starrett Athol Mass". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| 111900T9 | Double square | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 4" rule, signed "No 13", "The L.S.S. CO.", and "HARDENED NO 1". |
| The accompanying bevel blade is not available. DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. of Athol, MA. |
| 72002T4 | Height gauge | bio | LPC | MH-I |
| Steel, 10" high, 6" scale, signed "L S Starrett Co. Athol Mass USA" "Athol Mass" "Made in USA" "No 354", 1900. |
| This is a fine boxed example of a late classic period machinist tool formerly owned by the Raytheon Co. |
| 111900T5 | Inside calipers | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 5", signed "STARRETT ATHOL MASS USA". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
| 71903T9 | Level | bio | DTM | MH |
| Cast iron and brass, 9" long, signed "L. S. Starrett & Co Athol Mass Pat Applied For". |
| This appears to be the first model of this particular size level. |
| 041712T1 | Level | bio | DTM | TT |
| Steel, glass, 12" long, 3/4" wide, 1 7/8" high, signed "THE L.S.S. Co. ATHOL MASS U.S.A.". |
| This machinists' level dates from 1940 - 1950. |
| 22512LTC8 | Machinists' drill and wire gauge | bio | DA | TT |
| Drop-forged tempered alloy steel, 6 1/4" long, 2 5/16" wide, signed "TIME SAVER. DRILL & WIRE GAUGE. CHART FOR MACHINE |
| SCREW TAPS. THE L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A. No. 186". |
| Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| 22311T1 | Machinists' level | bio | DTM | TT |
| Drop-forged tempered alloy steel, 12 1/4" long, 2 3/4" wide, 1 1/2" deep, signed "THE L.S.STARRETT Co" "ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A." with a |
| border. |
| Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| 22512LTC7 | Machinists' small hole gage gauges | bio | DA | TT |
| Drop-forged tempered alloy steel, vinyl pouch, 2" long, signed "Starrett NO. S830F SMALL HOLE GAGES" "THE L.S. STARRETT CO. |
| ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A.". |
| This is a set of 5 small hole gauges in a red vinyl pouch that measure from 0.125" to 0.500". Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| 63001T12 | Machinists' square | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 2 5/8" long, 2 1/8" blade, signed "The LSS Co Athol Mass No 20". |
| This is a classic example of Starrett's finest product. DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. Starrett Co. |
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