Unusual Watchmakers Tool?

Unusual Watchmakers Tool?

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25 October 2021 at 19:34 #568234
Martin King 2
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Hi All,

Just bought a fiar bit of stuff from a defunct watchmakers shop and found this little tool.

The table slides up and down and the lever moves back and forward to the fence.

Lovely little thing but what does it do please?

Cheers, Martin
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25 October 2021 at 19:34 #20471
Martin King 2
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25 October 2021 at 20:51 #568245
Michael Gilligan
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I’ve not seen the like of it before, Martin … So let me start the guessing :

It looks like a rather specialised ‘holder-downerer’

MichaelG.
25 October 2021 at 22:54 #568252
Ady1
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+1

I'm with that man

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26 October 2021 at 00:33 #568259
Tomk
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Martin

I think it could be tool for holding a balance wheel while the balance screws are adjusted.

This a picture of the tool

Tom
26 October 2021 at 09:35 #568282
Martin King 2
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@martinking2
Hi Tom, Certainly looks similar!

Martin
27 October 2021 at 17:55 #568527
Tim Stevens
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The round copper object could possibly a token from the days when no-one could bring themselves to speak in an outright manner. We still don't have a name for the process by which we void waste, and this is the proverbial 'penny' that we claimed to be 'spending'.

Cheers, Tim
27 October 2021 at 21:00 #568551
Dave Halford
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Posted by Tim Stevens on 27/10/2021 17:55:25:

The round copper object could possibly a token from the days when no-one could bring themselves to speak in an outright manner. We still don't have a name for the process by which we void waste, and this is the proverbial 'penny' that we claimed to be 'spending'.

Cheers, Tim

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