Nicholson 6" Warding 20 B&S Gauge File 4 cut X.F. (VERY RARE) Made in USA NEW

Description

Nicholson no longer makes this file and has not in many years.  Much less in the USA.  Here is your chance to own some of the last XF files Made in USA.
From the archives own the last Brown and Sharpe Gauge files not available anywhere!  These are extremely rare.
The B&S Gauge files are precision ground to strict tolerances in thickness.  The file user is ensured that when filing a slot, the results are exactly to tolerance of the B&S gauge measurement.
6" Warding 20 B&S Gauge File 4 cut X.F.
• Used by locksmiths, Clock makers and anywhere a thin file is required
• Thin rectangular in section with thickness approximately
1⁄8 their width
• Taper slightly to point in width
• Precision in thickness
• Both edges cut
In 1833 David Brown and his son opened a shop in Providence for the making and repair of watches and clocks and other precision mechanical work. Lucien Sharpe joined the business as an apprentice in 1848 and became a full partner in 1853. While Brown concentrated on mechanical problems, Sharpe provided business acumen. Together they made Brown and Sharpe into a nationally recognized machine tool producer.  Some of these files were most likely produced at the Providence R.I. file plant that closed in 1959.