Wedge
- Object Name:
- Wedge
- Object ID:
- 1957.036.093
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Rock splitting wedge. Steel. Round head becomes square cross-section shaft that tapers to a point, 0.14" thick. Front edge slightly rounded. Edges shaft chamfered. Top of head smooth and not peened over.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- L-3.5 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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