Creaser
- Object Name:
- Creaser
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.041
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Creaser, steel, brass, wood. Bulbous handle leading to swelled finger rest area that tapers down to brass ferrule. Square, tapered steel shaft with beveled edges that lead to angled, double-grooved creaser. Crease length 0.45". Stamped mark on side of steel near brass: "VETTER". Stamped rosette in end of handle.
- Material:
- Wood
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- L-5.1 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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