288 NR ANTIQUE STANLEY #10 ROSEWOOD INFILL SQUARE

We offer for your consideration this Stanley #10 Try Square with rosewood infill, circa 1898-1935. There are markings but they are faded and hard to read beyond Stanley. The three rivets are recessed and lead filled making this late 1800s to early turn of the century at most. Henry Stanley was the first president of Stanley Rule & Level Co. Henry was concurrently the president of the Stanley Works, a maker of hardware, which maintained a separate corporate identity from Stanley Rule & Level Co. until 1920 when they merged. "The S. R. & L. Co. continued to expand its product line by acquiring other companies making tools they wanted to add and to expand their market volume by acquiring competitive companies. References: Antique Tools Our American Heritage by Kathryn McNerney, A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane, The Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value / by Ronald S. Barlow; Collectors Encyclopedia of 19th Century Hardware, Cutlery Tools, Kitchen, Small Farm Equipment, and Miscellaneous Items / by L W Book Sales; Antique Trader Tools Price Guide 2nd Ed. / by Clarence Blanchard

scratches & scuffs, some pitting