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In this video we do some functional repairs and light restoration including calibration of a beautiful old Chesterman Height gage sent to me by a friend in the UK. This wonderful old height gage has seen many years of shop use and has the patina to prove it. The unique triangular beam is one of the key design elements of the Chesterman height gage. The inch/metric instrument is quite lightweight for its size.
Snip credit from Jim Nicholson and the Stumperlowe Probus Club.
James Chesterman was born in 1792 and came to Sheffield in 1820 where he initially worked for Dixons as a powder flask maker. James died in 1867 and the business was taken over by his son William and a cousin: further success followed. The business continued to expand and build up a world-wide reputation for measuring tools and high precision equipment. In the 1990s the company was bought out by Stanley Tools but they were not interested in developing the precision side . 200 Years of tool making.
In this video we do some functional repairs and light restoration including calibration of a beautiful old Chesterman Height gage sent to me by a friend in the UK. This wonderful old height gage has seen many years of shop use and has the patina to prove it. The unique triangular beam is one of the key design elements of the Chesterman height gage. The inch/metric instrument is quite lightweight for its size.
Snip credit from Jim Nicholson and the Stumperlowe Probus Club.
James Chesterman was born in 1792 and came to Sheffield in 1820 where he initially worked for Dixons as a powder flask maker. James died in 1867 and the business was taken over by his son William and a cousin: further success followed. The business continued to expand and build up a world-wide reputation for measuring tools and high precision equipment. In the 1990s the company was bought out by Stanley Tools but they were not interested in developing the precision side . 200 Years of tool making.
