Creaser
- Object Name:
- Creaser
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.045
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Creaser. Dark brown, bulbous wood handle, steel and brass. Handle tapers slightly to finger rest site behind ferrule. Appears to be old repair holding cracks in handle. Some steps in wood near repair. Repair consists of some type small diameter cord wrapped around handle behind ferrule up sloped surface towards finger rest. Wrapped area ~0.5" wide with ~14 strands of twine wrapped around the wood. Possibly covered with intentional sealant, but now covered with dirt and oil. Slightly oval steel shaft tapers from 0.2" to 0.13" towards end in diameter. Shaft turns upward towards creasing area. Surface of creaser is about 45 degrees from longitudinal axis of tool. At end is shallow slot with an asymmetrical cross-section. This slot is roughly V-shaped with right side being deeper. Working area is 0.3" long and 0.13" wide.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-5.4 Dia-1.1 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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