Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object Name:
- Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.019
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Edging iron. Dark brown, bulbous wood handle with wood shaft leading to slightly enlarged finger rest which then tapers to brass ferrule and steel cutting head assembly. Steel cutting section is flat with slight upward curve and tapers from 0.38" to 0.065". Recess in top of cutting head to create U-shaped channel at blade end. Stamp on top of steel blade: "VETTER". Slightly further back, the edges of steel blade are rounded.
- Material:
- Brass
Steel
Wood
Iron - Dimensions:
- L-6.1 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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