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Log Calliper by Dring & Fage
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Log Calliper by Dring & Fage

19th century
Description

Mid 19th century log calliper by Dring & Fage. Circa 1860.

Steel, brass, and boxwood, scale divided in inches, 4” – 24”.

Length: 91 cm.

Marked: DRING & FAGE 19 & 20 TOOLEY ST LONDON

Dring & Fage traded at 19 & 20 Tooley Street, London, 1845-82.

Date of Manufacture

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Timber Log Calliper to the 1860s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
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SA1245309
Description
Mid 19th century log calliper by Dring & Fage. Circa 1860.

Steel, brass, and boxwood, scale divided in inches, 4” – 24”.

Length: 91 cm.

Marked: DRING & FAGE 19 & 20 TOOLEY ST LONDON

Dring & Fage traded at 19 & 20 Tooley Street, London, 1845-82.

Date of Manufacture

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Timber Log Calliper to the 1860s.

Height
91cm (35.83")
Reference Numbers
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SA1245309
Hatchwell Antiques
Hatchwell Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

Furniture & lighting alongside clocks, scientific & optical instruments.

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An antique timber log calliper featuring a graduated metal bar, a brass sliding jaw, and a turned wooden handle.
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SW10 0TZ
United Kingdom
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An antique timber log calliper featuring a graduated metal bar, a brass sliding jaw, and a turned wooden handle.
Log calliper by Dring & Fage
Ref: SA1245309
An antique timber log calliper featuring a graduated metal bar, a brass sliding jaw, and a turned wooden handle.
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  • ObjectScientific & Measuring Tools
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSteel, Brass, Wood
  • ColourGrey, Gold, Warm Brown
  • MotifsGraduated scale, sliding jaw, turned wood handle
  • SizeH 91 cm (36 in)

This mid-nineteenth-century log calliper by Dring & Fage dates to 1860 during the Victorian period. The piece comprises a grey steel measuring bar, a warm brown turned wooden handle with a brass ferrule, and a polished gold-coloured brass sliding jaw mechanism. The long main bar displays a clearly stamped graduated scale with numbers running along its length, paired with right-angled steel measuring arms at the top and the adjustable slider. Surface wear includes gentle oxidation and patina across the metal components alongside natural grain variations in the timber handle. Measuring 91 cm in height, the calliper serves as a striking decorative display item in a gentleman's library or study. Collectors typically place the tool upright on a bookshelf, desk stand, or display cabinet where the combination of industrial steel, warm boxwood, and polished brass adds historical character to traditional interiors.

FAQs

A log calliper is a specialised measuring tool traditionally utilised by foresters, timber merchants, and customs officials to determine the diameter and volume of felled logs.

These tools were constructed using durable materials such as steel or wrought iron for the graduated scale and jaws, brass for the slider fittings, and turned hardwoods for the handle.

Authentic pieces display stamped maker marks from established scientific instrument makers, hand-engraved scale increments, period numbers, and appropriate wear patterns on the metal and timber.

Historic measuring tools and scientific instruments function as decorative curios when displayed on a desk, mounted inside a shallow wall frame, or positioned on bookshelf shelving.

Metal components should be kept free of moisture and treated with microcrystalline wax to prevent oxidation, while wooden handles benefit from periodic applications of clear beeswax polish.
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