Screwdriver
- Object Name:
- Screwdriver
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.011
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Screwdriver. Wood, brass, and steel. Long, bulbous handle that tapers to slight swell for finger-stop. Another straight, tapered section to brass ferrule. Ferrule is 0.8" wide. Inserted into end of handle is round, steel shaft which is squared where it fits into wooden handle. Shaft 10.5" long. Round shaft becomes flattened rectangular blade with width of 0.48". At very end, blade tapers to narrower tip of 0.27". Flat sides of blade taper to dull edge. Sides also round to create flat tip. Some longitudinal cracks starting behind brass ferrule, about 2.5" long. Knot in wood in handle where are some small cracks associated with it.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- L-17.5 Dia-1.5 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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