Chisel
- Object Name:
- Chisel
- Object ID:
- 1998.005.26
- Creator:
- Cattaraugus Cutlery Company
Cutlery Maker - Place of Origin:
- Little Valley, NY
- Date:
- 1930-1960
- Description:
- Chisel or carving tool. Steel blade hafted in wooden handle. Rounded handle with one flat side; blade runs parallel to flat side of handle. Maker's mark stamped on shaft of blade, "[CAT]TARAUGUS 2". Part of the name hidden in handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-4.5 D-1.25 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, Chisels & mallets, Carving
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