Try square

0011.11.5

Brass lined rosewood handle with graduated steel blade.

ca 1900

H-5.5 W-9 inches

Beck, John

The try square was used to try or check a corner to see if both edges were perfectly square or formed a 90 degree right angle. It also was used to make sure a surface was true or straight and to lay out lines. Since it had three common uses can you think of another name for it? Here is a hint. What is another name for three?

Carpentry