Tool, Silversmith's
- Object Name:
- Tool, Silversmith's
- Object ID:
- 1995.005.63
- Date:
- 1890-1920
- Description:
- Carborundum, for sharpening tools. Gray and silver powder in glass vial.
- Material:
- Stone
Carborundum
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 Dia-0.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by August Anshelm (1875-1938) of Cambridge, MA and Concord, NH. Father-in-law of donor. Silversmith in Boston, then at William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. While at Durgin, worked on U.S.S. New Hampshire silver service.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Anshelm, August (1875-1938)
- Subjects:
- Silver, Silversmiths, Silverware industry
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