Pruner, Tree
- Object Name:
- Pruner, Tree
- Object ID:
- 1997.029.02
- Creator:
- Fox, Josiah F.
- Place of Origin:
- Pelham, NH
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Pruning shears. Cast and sheet iron. Shears have scissor-like handles (applied sheet iron). Cutting end consists of sharp blade on top, and blunt crescent on bottom. Shears made up of two sides, held together with an arm (solder repair present) anchored on both sides, and a pivot screw which slides in a slot. Maker's mark embossed on center of blade side, "J.F.FOX / PELHAM / N.H." Production mark, "72", embossed on each side. Threaded hole in handle (perhaps held a tension screw).
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- W-4 L-8.75 D-0.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at the Fred Courser Days tool auction in Hillsborough, NH, October 18, 1997. Selected to represent tool makers not previously in NHHS tool collection. Auction of approximately 500 New Hampshire-made tools (hammers, planes, edge tools, etc.) from the estate of Fred Courser (1915-1996) of Warner, NH, tool collector specializing in 19th-century New Hampshire-made tools.
Josiah F. Fox of Pelham, NH, was a toolmaker known especially for pruning shears. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Pruning
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