Creaser
- Object Name:
- Creaser
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.046
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Creaser. Very dark brown bulbous handle, brass ferrule, steel tool area. Bulbous handle flares to finger rest near ferrule. Square steel shaft tapers from 0.3" to 0.1". Corners of shaft are chamfered. Upward curve at end of shaft. Flat, but rounded spear-point-like tip at end of shaft. In profile it looks like slightly rounded diamond shape. Edges taper to slightly sharp surfaces. Stamped in side: "VETTER".
- Material:
- Metal
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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