{"product_id":"antique-wood-brass-try-square-diamond-inlays","title":"Antique Wood and Brass Try Square with Diamond Inlays","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe full length brass facing and the three diamond escutcheons, which are the dressed heads of the rivets holding the plate, mark this as a better grade square rather than a plain stock one. It carries an owner stamp punched into the wood, the sort of personal mark a tradesman used so his tools would not wander off a shared bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | Stock 5 in., blade 6 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Darkened blade with warm brass patina and handling wear consistent with genuine workshop use. Unrestored\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Rosewood or ebonised hardwood stock with a brass face plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Late nineteenth to early twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, probable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Victorian and Edwardian English joinery tools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | try square, joiners square, set square\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | No maker mark. Owner stamped, reading approximately W. POND. No tool making firm of that name is recorded, so this is an owner mark rather than a maker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Owner stamp to the stock reading approximately W. POND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Full length brass faced stock with three brass diamond inlays over riveted centres, carrying a steel blade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Steel blade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHonest condition throughout. The blade is darkened with age and the brass carries warm patina, with handling wear consistent with genuine workshop use. The stock and blade are tight and the square holds true. Offered unrestored. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844454973718,"sku":"CCC-90034","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09241.jpg?v=1789585709","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-wood-brass-try-square-diamond-inlays","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}