Tool, Gunsmithing
- Object Name:
- Tool, Gunsmithing
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.03
- Creator:
- Brown, John
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Fremont, NH
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Set of 64 gunsmithing tools from John Brown's shop in Fremont, NH. Includes: (.01-04) four milling burrs, aka cherries, marked "J.F. BROWN"; (.05) tap marked "J. WHITWORTH & CO"; (.06) 21 unmarked milling burrs; (.07) 18 chasers; (.08) six unmarked taps; (.09) two chisels; (.10) two countersinks; (.11) milling cutter; (.12) spade drill; (.13) and eight unidentified tools. Set kept in pine box provided and marked by auctioneer.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Provenance:
- All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Gunsmithing, Gunsmiths
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