I was checking something in the garden for the better half and needed a short level.
I have too many levels... 18", 24" two 48" and a 72".
I grabbed the short one and it was remarkably heavy, cast metal. I thought who makes a level out of steel but on closer inspection it was made of Aluminum by Port Austin Level and Tool co. of Port Austin, Mich. It's just a really beefy aluminum level. Still in nearly perfect shape. Don't make them like this anymore.
Now this was my dads and probably was acquired by him in the 1950's, which makes it around 70 years old.
Looking up the company they started right after WWII and ended due to Covid in August of 2022.
I have too many levels... 18", 24" two 48" and a 72".
I grabbed the short one and it was remarkably heavy, cast metal. I thought who makes a level out of steel but on closer inspection it was made of Aluminum by Port Austin Level and Tool co. of Port Austin, Mich. It's just a really beefy aluminum level. Still in nearly perfect shape. Don't make them like this anymore.
Now this was my dads and probably was acquired by him in the 1950's, which makes it around 70 years old.
Looking up the company they started right after WWII and ended due to Covid in August of 2022.
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