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Tweezers

Object Name:
Tweezers
Object ID:
1998.005.35
Date:
1930-1960
Description:
Tweezers. Brass. Cloth tape wrapped around top. "A" written on tape.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
W-0.9 L-4.5 D-0.5 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
Subjects:
Birds
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