Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object Name:
- Iron, Leatherworker's
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.032
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Edging iron. Steel skiving knife section. Tapered square section tang 0.2" long, then comes larger square section shaft, 0.25" across. Chamfered edges. Handle bends down slightly then is fared into a rectangular cross-sectioned skiving knife. Height: 0.13", width 0.3". Remnants of cutting section 0.4" long. Wide, flat area between vertical sides.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-0.32 L-4.1 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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