I was just useing a small set square , when I noticed what I thought were numbers in the grime of ages lieing around in sheds . I do not know how or when I aquired this but I have had it a few years and it possibly came from the estate of a WW2 airman I had worked for . On second thoughts there were two different ex airmen , both of whom have since passed on . Now that I have cleaned it up a bit the numbers and lettering read Moore & Wright , Sheffield England , AM , 1939 and there is a crown . I am pressuming the crown is idicative of government property and AM , Air Ministry. This is just a bit of idle curiosity on a rainy day , but can anyone tell me anything more about this ?
By: John Aeroclub - 17th December 2011 at 23:46
And available from all good gov surplus stores, I even bought my 303 Enfield from one.
John
By: superplum - 17th December 2011 at 20:40
Moore & Wright are still going – founded in 1906. As suppliers of the tools of choice within the engineering trade, it’s a name I’ve heard of before but not sure if it was during my RAF career or not?
Found THIS image on a google search – seems to be identical to how you describe yours?
Quite likely to have been a standard procured tool for the Air Ministry – we tended to have the best available, although that was no guarantee that erks like us could always use them to their best during training;)
Yes, its a standard RAF fitter’s 6″ square used for metalworking. Moore and Wright supplied a lot of the precision tools and measuring equipment (micrometers, vernier calipers, thread gauges etc) – really good high quality stuff.
🙂
By: TonyT - 17th December 2011 at 15:14
I bet it could tell some tales…..
By: Creaking Door - 17th December 2011 at 09:44
Since you are clearly in possession of stolen Air Ministry property I hope you will now hand yourself in to the local Police Constable! :diablo:
By: OHOPE - 17th December 2011 at 08:01
That is identical , well cleaner than mine though possibly more coroded than mine .
By: hunterxf382 - 17th December 2011 at 03:34
Moore & Wright are still going – founded in 1906. As suppliers of the tools of choice within the engineering trade, it’s a name I’ve heard of before but not sure if it was during my RAF career or not?
Found THIS image on a google search – seems to be identical to how you describe yours?
Quite likely to have been a standard procured tool for the Air Ministry – we tended to have the best available, although that was no guarantee that erks like us could always use them to their best during training;)
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