Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
  • Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
  • Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
  • Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
  • Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
  • Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge - Fine Antique Tools made inEngland
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Vintage Elvicta Mortise Marking Gauge made in England

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Description

Very nice vintage Elliot Lucas Elvicta wooden mortise marking gauge with brass knobs and pins. This fine tool was manufactured by Elvicta Cabinet and Tool in Crickhowell, southwest of Birmingham, where wooden parts for Elliot Lucas various cabinet-making tools were made.

This lovely vintage tool is in very nice condition and can be shipped across US and Canada or picked up in west Toronto. For delivery outside of North America contact us and we can arrange shipping for this cool antique tool collectible.

Additional information

Weight.225 kg
Dimensions24 × 12 × 10 cm

Brand

Eliott-Lucas

This Cannock (Birmingham) firm was established by T.L. Elliott & Co.  By 1971, they were responsible for making 40 percent of the pliers, pincers and nippers in the U.K.  They were acquired by James Neill Holdings, which is now a part of Spear & Jackson Ltd. where Elliott-Lucas is still used as a brand of pliers.

Elliott-Lucas had a subsidiary called Elvicta Cabinet and Tool in Crickhowell, southwest of Birmingham, where wooden parts for various cabinet-making tools were made.  Visit Crickhowell's Industrial Heritage to read an account of what it was like to work there in the 1950's. More info at http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/05/gripping-tales-elliott-lucas-ltd.html

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