Scraper, Ash
- Object Name:
- Scraper, Ash
- Object ID:
- 1975.067.16
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Scraper, fireplace ash. Flat rectangular piece of 0.125" iron with 0.5" rod welded to front of scraping plate and folded 90 degrees over plate. Iron ferrule at other end with turned wooden handle; long, tapering, truncated capped cone; ring and squat ball at top. Was painted green at one time.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Wood - Dimensions:
- W-5 L-17.5 D-2.75 Dia-1.75 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of objects from the Wilton, NH, home of the donor's mother, Bertha Gage (Stone) Batchelder (1889-1977). The objects in the gift came from the home of Josephine H. Gage (1850-1919), the sister of the donor's grandmother, Eliza Jane (Gage) Stone (1859-1938).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Maynard S. Batchelder
- People:
- Gage, Josephine H. (1850-1919), Batchelder, Bertha S. (1889-1977), Batchelder, Maynard S. (1914-2007)
- Subjects:
- Fireplaces, Ash disposal
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