Arthur W. Baker and Sons

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1938.

1951.

Arthur W. Baker and Sons of Excelsior Gauge Works, 174 Winwick Road, Warrington, Lancs.

1899 Indutrial Exhibition at Parr Hall, Warrington: 'Mr. Arthur W. Baker of the Excelsior gauge works, Winwick-road, Warrington, has a splendid case of wire gauges on view on the platform of the hall. Mr. Baker has made a speciality of this line of business, and the gauges exhibited are those in use in the wire trade. All his gauges from the largest to the smallest are trued up, and made correct both in size and the regular taper of the bell-mouthed nicks, after they are hardened, a fact manufacturers, drawers, and users of wire will all appreciate, as any alteration that may have taken place in the hardening of the gauges is corrected before going into the user's hands. He is, therefore, able to supply quantities of gauges, in which all the nicks of the same denomination are exactly alike. Users well know the value of this, especially those who, having parchaeed a packet of gauges, whoie numbers represent there to be all alike, find that no two of them are so. His work in this direction shows him to have been most careful and painstaking in the finish of his goods. His exhibit contains imperial standard wire gauges, made in circular, double circular oblong, and folding gauges. He has also special folding wire gauzes for manufacturers' use, the nicks of which are made in alternative decimals, or one five-hundredth part of an inch between. These folding gauges, made light as pocket gauges, easily indicate no less than one thousandth part of an inch,and are excellent substitutes for and in many respects a handier tool than, the ordinary micrometer. His music wire gauges are well designed, beautifully made, and correct to size. The same may be said of his pinion wire gauges, the marking of which is very convenient:for comparison, as they are marked with the imperial standard numbers and their decimal equivalents in addition to the pinion wire numbers, the decimals of which are on the back of the gauge, The whole exhibit is extremely well finished and reflects the highest credit on the maker.'

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