#98 is a Beer Stine Holder
Possibly, I'll put that on my list, someone else suggested it could support a small keg of beer.
Re: "Lights per inch" gauge ID
Aug 25, 2004
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This has been suggested more than any of the other ideas, but those usually have a handle on one side and the food exits from the opposite side, which I'm not sure how that would work with this thing, since the opposite side is solid.
I just found out what this one is, it's a gauge for glass. This is from a glass glossary off the web:
"Light: Another term for an entire stained glass window or a portion of one with defined boundaries."
So "lights per inch" is the same as sheets of glass per inch. I measured the gauge and found that each number on that side of it was indeed a fraction of an inch.
I did some research on the web, and found a historical Pittsburg site in which there were several references to G.W. Klages on a "Pittsburgh commodity index" page from 1913. All references to Klages mention glass cutting, as seen in the link below:
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morning I had two other people telling me that it was a leather gauge, I received a couple of emails from one of them, a leather expert who went into detail explaining how it was used and what lights meant in terms of leather. I was convinced that they were right until I found the above links.
They don't rotate, but they could still be used to hold banners or something.
I agree that it looks similar, but it's unlikely.
I don't know what the hole size is, but I'll put this on my list of possible answers. Someone else gave an answer that I like, a support for a small keg of beer.
Rob
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