Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge handmade fishing decoy JG and FM--soulmates I hope

JG and FM--soulmates I hope

The interior is clean and in excellent shape

with careful attention to all the windows and doors

Maybe in part because I spend a fair amount of time on backroads around New England

which makes them even rarer

Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge handmade fishing decoy JG and FM--soulmates I hopeI believe this small brass gauge would have been used for measuring pin drill (pin vise) bits; pin drills are like miniature drills, used for precision work by machinists or jewelers, etc. This is a fairly old one, with just the center row of holes stamped: 0 10 in progression, the largest number for the smallest hole. The shape of it when I first saw it made me think of a hornbook (a small paddle of sorts, usually bearing an alphabet, used for