Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object Name:
- Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.029
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Edging iron. Oval cross-sectioned, bulbous handle with straight taper leading to brass ferrule and steel cutting blade. Steel shaft starts at 0.15 diameter and then is fared into a wider, flat blade with two vertical ribs on each edge. Blade is 0.91" wide. Inside space between vertical ribs is 0.09". Rectangular cross-section cutting portion has concave curve near back where it joins the round shaft. Handle has small hole in end. Stamped on top of steel shaft near transition point with "3".
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 W-0.9 L-6.2 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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