Jenny Leg Calliper

Date1890-1950

Object number00053387

NameCalliper

MediumSteel or metal

DimensionsOverall (Closed): 148 x 7 x 7 mm, 49 g
Overall (Open): 283 x 7 x 7 mm, 49 g

ClassificationsTools and equipment

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bernard Lake

Terms

calipers

DescriptionA steel Jenny Leg caliper also called Odd Leg Calipers or Hermaphrodite Calipers with two straight legs, with one leg tapering to a point. The other leg has a slight inward curve at the toe used for scribing lines parallel to the edge of a work piece along which the curved toe is brought to bear.