Slick
- Object Name:
- Slick
- Object ID:
- 1983.061.02
- Creator:
- Underhill & Leighton
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1852
- Description:
- Slick. Steel blade, wooden handle. Socket handle. Cutting edge 3.45" wide, 0.2" thick near bevel cutting edge. Bevel 0.6" in length. Cutting edge almost straight with slightly rounded corners. Blade extends backward ~8" before it becomes thicker and tapers to a socket, ~5" long. Socket inside diameter 1.2". Stub of handle, 9" long. Split lengthwise from rounded back end into socket. Long sliver missing from one side. Two closely spaced incised lines around handle near center. Another incised line 1.3" from back end. Steel collar around handle at this point. Maker's stamp on one side of blade: "UNDERHILL / LEIGHTON / MANCHESTER / CAS[T] STEE[L]". Also marked "F.A. SENTER" in three places, above and below maker's mark and once in transition plate between handle and socket.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Wood - Dimensions:
- W-3.5 L-23.7 D-1.7 inches Weight-55.4 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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