Measuring gauge
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel.
Measurements
85 mm (Width) x 5 mm (Depth); 1620 mm (Length)
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700656
Summary
Measuring gauge. A steel bar, with an elongated slot in the centre, for measuring a distance of 1360mm between the faces. It was used for setting the wheels on the axle for a standard-gauge railway wagon, 1360mm being the distance between the inside faces of the wheels. There are two slots above the gauge faces to accommodate the flanges of the wheels.