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You are offerding on one Prutch patent reel type plumb bob as pictured.
It is marked \'DES PAT 19870\" and \"MADE IN USA\" and \"No\" and \"20\" as shown. It also has an owner name engraved into one of the large side areas, and some other owner markings engraved into the other large side area.
It weighs 1 pound 2.1 ounces on my postal scale, including the bit of string that it with it, and overall length is about 7-13/16\" including the cap and the tip.
Joseph Prutch of San Pedro, California, was awarded Design Patent DES 198,470, on June 16, 1964 for his Plumb Bob.
Inside the cap are two little \"shoes\" that appear to be lead, which face each other with the string running between them. Tightening the cap tightens the two shoes against the string, which then locks the string in place. And loosening the cap allows the string to move. Those shoes would be easy to lose, but both are present with this plumb bob. The steel tip is also threaded and removable as shown.
I am not sure what the plumb bob is made of. Except for the axle and the tip, a magnet is not attracted to the body or reel or cap, and all of those parts appear to be nickel or chrome (or something similar) plated. It seems way too heavy to be anything like aluminum, and I don\'t see any hint of brass anywhere. So my guess is lead.
Condition other than the owner markings is good to very good, with lots of little scratches and dings in the finish of the body. Everything functions properly. I have no idea if the string is original or not, but the string has to be a fairly small diameter to fit through the top hole, which this string is.
SHIPPING: 2 pounds when boxed, shipped USPS Ground Advantage, insurance and tracking are included. No International shipping.
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sales: I won’t end an sale listing early to sell it to you directly. As a buyer, I really dislike going back at the end of an sale to offer, only to discover that the seller had ended the sale early. So I won’t do that for you, or to you.
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OFFERS: I will always consider an offer, some longer than others. Your best chance of success happens if the item has been listed for a while, your offer is reasonable (to me!), and you are a regular customer.
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I hope someday I will meet some of you as we trudge the happy road of tool collecting!
