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jdf001
14-02-2015, 14:13
Can any one identify the red and blue instrument in the attached photo?

Foster
14-02-2015, 14:26
The brass part is a plumb bob, the tool is making sure that the center pin (where the "string" will go), is in the center of the weight.

I'd call it a test gauge, but it may have a fancy term.