Hello All:
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I have had a set of six telescoping gauges for many years made by Suzuki. I also have, from the same vintage, three Mitutoyo gauges of the three smaller ranges, and I noticed they look identical, right down to the red plastic case and gold lettering .
I got curious and had a look under a loupe and apart from the logo stamped in, I can't tell the difference, all other markings are the same, font and all.
They have the same feel, finish and action, I put a mic on the nice shiny bits and they matched to around a tenth or two! A good copy is one thing, but this seems extreme.
I'm wondering if any old hands here know the history of Mitutoyo. Did they also market under a different name or did other companies make some of their earlier product?
IIRC, these were bought just around the time that Mitutoyo was first making a move into the North American market, so I wonder if it was a marketing thing.
Thanks for any info, cheers.
P.
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I have had a set of six telescoping gauges for many years made by Suzuki. I also have, from the same vintage, three Mitutoyo gauges of the three smaller ranges, and I noticed they look identical, right down to the red plastic case and gold lettering .
I got curious and had a look under a loupe and apart from the logo stamped in, I can't tell the difference, all other markings are the same, font and all.
They have the same feel, finish and action, I put a mic on the nice shiny bits and they matched to around a tenth or two! A good copy is one thing, but this seems extreme.
I'm wondering if any old hands here know the history of Mitutoyo. Did they also market under a different name or did other companies make some of their earlier product?
IIRC, these were bought just around the time that Mitutoyo was first making a move into the North American market, so I wonder if it was a marketing thing.
Thanks for any info, cheers.
P.