Found this in my pops garage while cleaning up today. Can't seem to find anything on it via the Google. Anyone know approximately how old it is and further information about the company?
no, but I'll make it easier for others to see the image.... and I'll wager a guess that Mr Fleming's initials were J P
Fleming made woodworking tools post WWII to the 1950s, and moved to other tools in the 1960s. I remember the factory sitting derelict by the mid-1970s.
I suspect his name was Joseph P Fleming, though there's not much historical information about him online. He is however mentioned in a number of patents from the '20s and '30s for several hand tool designs. The name also appeared in an obituary for his daughter who passed at the age of 104 in Worcester, MA. There is mention of her working for a time at her father's tool company. https://www.telegram.com/obituaries/pneo0451312 .
Here’s a better image of the instructions, if the gage pins and the tension springs are there it might be useable, but certainly not as precise as a dial bore. The item to the right of the tool is to stabilize it in the bore so the tension pin remains perpendicular to the bore for an accurate measurement, and the “thumb screw” as they describe it is turned until the indicator (shown at the red arrow) is at zero. Unfortunately I can’t read the rest of the instructions, I’m unsure of the next step(s).
I'll get a better pic of it posted this weekend. I have a modern bore gauge. Would be neat to see how accurate it is though. Appreciate it guys.
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