Wedge
- Object Name:
- Wedge
- Object ID:
- 1957.036.092
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Rock splitting wedge. Steel. Round head that then becomes roughly square cross-section shaft ~1/2" square. Tapers to point, 0.1" thick. Front edge slightly rounded. Edges chamfered. Head fairly smooth and round, indicating very little hard use.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-0.5 L-3.6 D-0.5 Dia-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Probably used at the Charles A. Bailey granite quarry, Allenstown, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Adin M. Noyes and Carl O. Noyes
- People:
- Bailey, Charles A. (1847-1937)
- Subjects:
- Rock quarrying, Granite quarrying, Stone quarrying, Stone working, Stonecutting
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