✅ SOLVED mystery wood and brass tool

[rastinirv]

I hope you guys will indulge me as this is not something I found with my detector but was in an auction lot that I got.

It's two wooden sticks that fit together tongue-in-groove. Each is faintly marked in inches. One end on each has a brass fitting with a sharp little pin sticking out. Together they fit into the other piece shown, which has two brass strips on one side of it.

There are no marking other than JB POPE stamped on it in a few places, which I'm pretty sure was the name of the original owner.

Thanks for your help!

 

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[Ant]

It reminds me of a part of a tool that is used on a drafting table.

 

[villagenut]

It is an old wood scribe used by carpenters or cabinet makers. Below is a link...

Vintage Winchester Wood Gauge Scribe 9776 Wood Working | eBay

 

[rastinirv]

As they say, it takes a VillageNut. Thanks!

 

[old digger]

"solved'' villagenut got it right. I used to have one before it disappeared.

 

[kenstein]

iGaging Ebony Marking/Mortise Gauge (34-777) - Rockler Woodworking Tools Still available today. Here's one at Rockler.

 

[calisdad]

You have a very nice double beam marking gauge made by The JB Pope Tool Co.

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[coinman123]

It reminds me of a part of a tool that is used on a drafting table.

I was just going to say that before I read any comments you beat me to it (and so did around 5 other people lol), I agree.