Awl
- Object Name:
- Awl
- Object ID:
- 1987.009
- Creator:
- Aiken, Francis Herrick
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Franklin, NH
- Date:
- 1870-1879
- Description:
- Awl set for leather work. Hollow handle, containing 24 interchangeable tools and a wrench for tightening chuck. Wooden handle stamped: "[AWLS AND] TOOLS PAT[ENTED APRIL 13 1858] / SOLE MANUF'R F. H. AIKEN FRANKLIN, N.H.". No marks on collar of chuck. Birch handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Birch - Dimensions:
- L-4.5 Dia-1.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Francis Herrick Aiken (1843-1876). Patented by his father, Herrick Aiken.
See 1985.26 for another Aiken awl. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis
- Subjects:
- Woodworking, Tools, Leather industry
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