Wedge
- Object Name:
- Wedge
- Object ID:
- 1957.036.103
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Rock splitting wedge or feather. Steel. Narrow shaft that tapers at one end. One side flat, opposite rounded. Edges flat and irregular. Large end cut off with beveled end. Tapered end turns over at almost 90-degree angle and is very short. Slight burr on flat surface at one edge.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-0.4 L-3.7 D-0.4 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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