Thursday, March 14, 2013

We used to make things in this country. #29: Staroba Industrial Research Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario



A lovely little vernier height gauge I picked up recently.  First time I've ever seen a precision measuring instrument made in Canada.  (In another of those spooky coincidences, it turns out that Mister G also owns one of these, acquired many years ago!)  The only info I can find on the web is a forum where a member was seeking information on vernier caliper made by this company, and someone ventured that the company was around in the 1950's.  Gone now.


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  1. Mister GMarch 14, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Although The Duke's height gauge is Imperial, mine is metric and came in the original wooden box. The box had an Avro company label when I got it 25 odd years ago.

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    1. AnonymousMay 4, 2015 at 3:04 PM

      I have one too, how much is it worth?

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    2. Mister GMay 4, 2015 at 3:08 PM

      I think I paid $20 or 30 or so for mine twenty years ago at a surplus store...

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