Many thanks to Jim, Sandy, and Ralph for giving me some great 
information on C-S marking gauges. As Ralph noted, this gauge doesn't 
have a brass shoe.

Have a great weekend everyone, happy rust hunting.

-Josh in CT-

On Oct 13, 2004, at 10:19 AM, Ralph Brendler wrote:
>
>
> Anyway, back the the question at hand-- Josh Clark's interesting 
> marking gage:
>
>> His
>> theory is that they where made by Chapin-Stephens and
>> its forerunners.  There are similar gages shown in the
>> Chapin Stephens catalog that has been reprinted.
>
> Yeah, these oval-headed gages with the brass buttons are almost 
> certainly C-S, but I have never seen one marked with the name.  They 
> look just like the old catalog cuts, though, right down to the unusual 
> graduations.
>