Wedge

Object Name:

Wedge

Object ID:

1957.036.108

Date:

1875-1900

Description:

Rock splitting wedge or feather. Steel. Tapered shaft with one flat side; opposite side rounded. Large end cut off with beveled edge. Tapered end turns over at 90-degree angle with two distinct bent areas. Flat side has several grooves and undercuts in it. One edge near large end has slight lip before it becomes flat. Opposite end is flat and irregular.

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

W-0.5 L-3.4 D-1 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