Chisel
- Object Name:
- Chisel
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.013
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Chisel. Wood, steel, and horn. Single edge, with cutting width of 0.65". Elongated conical-section socket to hold wood and horn handle. Handle elongated, oval shape with expanded area near front for thumb rest. On back, ~1" section of handle is horn material, made to match configuration of rest of handle. Two decorative lines around handle near front end. Handle doesn't fit completely into metal socket. Metal socket blends into long, tapering rectangular blade with single bevel top surface. Blade stock 0.1" thick at front, 0.3" thick at back. Blade surfaces flat and smooth. Longitudinal striations on surface of socket. Stamp on top of blade in rectangular serrated edged line around two lines of text: "BUCK BROTHERS / CAST STEEL".
- Material:
- Wood
Horn
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-12.4 Dia-1.2 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Charles Symonds, Loudon, NH, purchased at T.R. Langdell auction, June 28, 1980. The Symonds family included leatherworkers David H. Symonds (1804-1877) and his son George Symonds (1838-1930) of Concord, NH. The family also lived in Hopkinton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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