Some type of measure tool?

[Wheatsweep]

foot measure?

 

[doublet2a]

Looks like a piece of one of those triangle tools that has angles marked as well as inches.
Just a piece of it it of course. Carpenters tool.

Tim

 

[johnnyi]

It looks crude enough to be a part of a machine that snapped off; maybe a portble sawmill, planer, something that required depth cuts

 

[digging wv]

Part of a carpenders speed square.....

 

[Tnmountains]

Does look like part of a framing square. I have several speed squares. Has to be an early one.

 

[Wheatsweep]

yup that looks right. Thanks much. its very fragil kinda like clay

 

[ARC]

Only one prob with "square" theory... The measurements are backwards... not a ruler in my opinion... more like scale part

 

[nhbenz]

Good job Digging WV, pointing out the section it came off of. The Hip-Val (hip & valley) markings used to measure rise/run when making rafters. Those numbers will be reversed on the opposite side of the tool.

 

[digging wv]

flip the square to the other side. I've abused this one!