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Up for sale is a Good User Vintage Lowentraut Mfg Co Outside 6-1/2 ” Machinist Divider Caliper INV#OR02 This is a great 6-1/2″ outside divider caliper in excellent used condition. Tines are straight, original with no reshaping or re-sharpening, fully functional. Tool is in “as found” condition with some rust, pitting and wear. It has the previous owner’s initials Z.M. inscribed into one side. Please review all photos. “Photos are an integral part of this item’s description. Please review each carefully before buying” A good size usable tool to add to your collection !!!Add me to your “favorite list”… please be sure to check out my eBay store for more unique and great tools from this collection.Photos are representative of item offered, please review photos and written descriptions carefully. I try to describe my finds as accurate and as fair as possible. I guarantee the authenticity of my items. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING I ship quickly 6 days a week. Orders before mid afternoon (Eastern Time) regularly go out the same day. I am one of the fastest shippers you’ll find. I always wrap my items carefully so that they arrived safely.Please leave positive feedback and I will do the same. We strive to provide 5 Star eBay service in every Feedback category….Description, Communication, Shipping Time and Shipping & Handling Charges. I will leave positive feedback as soon as your payment is received. Should we disappoint you in any way and you feel we deserve less than 5 Star Feedback, we ask that you contact us first and allow us to address any concerns. We will respond quickly and courteously. PaymentPayment must be received within 24 hours upon completion of auction – I reserve the right to relist or cancel any order that is not paid within 24 hrs of auction end. ShippingInternational shipping offered to the following regions and countries: North American states and provinces, Australia, Oceania, Japan, South Korea, Western Europe, and UK. All international order will be process through eBay’s international shipping program. NO returns on international shipping. You, the buyer take all responsibility for lost or damaged international packages. There will be no refunds for lost or damaged international packages. Buy at your own risk! ALL Shipping will be USPS Priority or USPS First Class Mail. We will ship item(s) within 24 hours of payment. PayPal e-checks purchase will ship when check clears – usually 3-5 business days.Return PolicyI offer a 30 day money back guarantee return policy on all domestic orders. NO returns on international orders. No exceptions. Item must be returned in the same condition as received. buyer pays return shipping costs

Note: H-454 is my inventory # only. Here is a unique caliper. This is the first one of these I have ever seen. Made by Lownentraut MFG. Co. Newark, NJ USA. Anyways it is a pair of 4-1/2″ Firm-Joint Outside Calipers. Works good. No owner engravings. 1 bb sized spot of pinhead pitting on one of the front legs down from the name. Nice survivor. Note: A Internet search turned up this history on Lowentraut: P. Lowentraut Manufacturing Company – HistoryLowentraut 1894 patent combinationAntique lowentraut circle gasketLowentraut eureka club ice skateVintage lowentraut newark nj dancingPeter Lowentraut was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in April of 1836. He emigrated from Germany to America in 1851. Peter became a United States citizen in 1860. He learned the art of Japanning (a European imitation of East Asian lacquerwork) and went on to open a shop with his brother, Frederick. Unfortunately, the shop was destroyed by fire in 1859. In 1861, Peter and his brother Frederick moved to Bloomington, Illinois. Peter returned to Newark, New Jersey, in 1864. After working in the beer and liquor industry, Peter turned his attention to tool making. Lowentraut found P. Lowentraut Company in 1871. In 1872, he was listed as living and working at 256 Lawrence Street in Newark, New Jersey. The business moved to 254 Market Street and then to 15 Fair Street (1875). Lowentraut’s business grew. In 1880, the company was located at 276 Haley Street. He issued his first catalog in the early 1880s. The inventory included calipers, chisels, dividers, edge tools, hammers, hooks, knives, pliers, punchers, saw sets, saws, scrapers, and washer cutters. In April 1883, Lowentraut built a factory at the corner of Kent and Bremer Streets in Newark. The company added a self-adjusting wrench to the tool line in 1884. In the same year, Lowenstaut contracted with John H. Graham & Co. of New York to sell its wares, a practice that continued until the company’s demise. P. Lowentraut is best known for its combination wrench-brace, which served as a brace, vise, or wrench. In 1890, P. Lowentraut had approximately 125 employees. In the early 1890s, Lowentraut made ice skates in response to the ice-skating craze of that era. Skate design underwent continued improvement through the 1890s. Peter Lowentraut died in 1910. He left the business to his wife, Anna. In 1914, Anna incorporated P. Lowentraut Manufacturing Company. In 1920, William Johnson, a tool manufacturer, purchased the business. He removed the equipment and took it to his plant. Shipping to 50 US States Only.NO Foreign Shipping!