Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object Name:
- Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.027
- 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. Square shaft with deeply chamfered edges that tapers to slightly-enlarged, rectangular cutting head which is 0.47" wide. Had two vertical tines that protrude on either side of a straight cutting edge. Stamped on top of steel shaft: 'VETTER". Stamped at right angles adjacent to that: "6". Stamped on end of handle a rosette.
- Material:
- Brass
Wood
Steel - 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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