Pliers, Needlenose
- Object Name:
- Pliers, Needlenose
- Object ID:
- 1998.005.08
- Creator:
- Kraeuter Tool Company
Toolmaker - Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Needle-nose pliers. Steel. Decorated with green paint on body, and engraved geometric design on handle. Maker's mark on both sides of body, "KRAEUTER / 814 1/2 / SUPREME". Marked "6" on inside of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-4.5 D-0.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Jess D. Blackstone (1909-1988), bird carver, Pembroke, NH. Jess was taught bird carving by his father, Arthur M. Blackstone, who was also a linoleum block printer. Arthur and Jess worked together in Melrose, MA, in the 1930s. Jess began a solo career of bird carving c. 1940, when he and Edith moved to New Hampshire (listed as "craftsman" in Concord Directory, 1941-42). He focused on birds of NH. Jess is reported to have been the first bird carver in the League of NH Craftsmen. He continued bird carving into the 1980s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane Blackstone
- People:
- Blackstone, Jess (1909-1988)
- Subjects:
- Birds
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