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Gauge

Object number2014.93.17 a,b

Manufacturer Carl D. Lindstrom and Sons, Inc.

Date1926-1991

OriginJapan

MediumMetal/Glass/Paper/Fabric/Satin

Credit LineGift of Kenneth R. Bauer

DescriptionDial thickness gauge, also known as a pearl measurer, consisting of the gauge and the box.DimensionsPart a: Height 4.25, Width 3, Depth 0.75;
Part b: Height 5.313, Width 4.063, Depth 1.313.
Inscriptions(a)
The round gauge face has lines demarcating measurements with numerals 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.
Marks(a)
Red and black text on the gauge face "CARL D. LINDSTROM & SONS, INC. / FINE / CULTURED PEARLS / DIAL THICKNESS GAUGE / 0.01 mm / PATENT APPLIED FOR".

Back of gauge has inscribed text "PEACOCK / 69429" and black stamped text "Japan".

(b)
Silver text on front "PEACOCK / DIAL THICKNESS GAUGE / 0.01 M.M".

Historical NotesPart of a collection of jeweler's tools that belonged to donor Kenneth R. Bauer's father Ed Bauer. Ed Bauer was born in 1910 and lived in Brentwood and Mount Oliver boroughs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ed began working for the I. Eiseman and Sons Jewelers at age 16 in 1926. The company was located in the Fulton building but eventually moved to the Clark building. Bauer bought the company in 1936 with a Mr. Mutschler, and they ran it together until 1966 under the name Bauer & Mutschler Jewelry Manufacturing Company. That year Bauer bought out Mutschler and renamed the company F. J. Bauer Company and ran it until 1975. That year the donor bought the company and owned it until 1992. Bauer contracted with local jewelry retail businesses and repaired the jewelry that could not be fixed in-house. Ed Bauer continued to work for the company until 1991.

Previous owner Ed Bauer (born 1910)

Related institution F. J. Bauer Company

Related institution I. Eiseman and Sons Jewelers

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