Shave, Edge

Object Name:

Shave, Edge

Object ID:

1977.055.01.029

Creator:

Johnson, Albert E.

Place of Origin:

Oxford, MA

Date:

circa 1867

Description:

Edge shave. Cast iron with spokeshave handles of uneven length. Handles are offset, they are attached to the upper and lower edges of the cutter assembly. The back end of the cutter blade curves downward and projects beyond the cutter assembly. Brass face on plane adjustable by screw. Small rectangular brass fence on top of cutter blade, also adjustable by screw. Stamped "A. E. JOHNSON" on front of cutter assembly and "PAT'D JULY 30 1867 / OCFORD MASS" next to it on the face plate. From shoemaker's bench 1977.055.01.1.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Brass

Dimensions:

H-1 W-7.75 D-1.625 inches

Provenance:

Acquired in the vicinity of Durham, NH by the collector James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944).

A shoe sole pattern (1977.55.1.96) bears the names Wiggin & Newhall who are listed in the 1895 Dover City Directory as boot and shoemakers. They were successors to Smith & Wiggin (1892-93 Dover City Directory), who were in turn successors of Walton R. Shaw (1890-91 and 1892-93 Dover City Directories). Wiggin was later in partnership with Dudley L. Furber who made shoes until 1914. Several shoe sole patterns (1977.55.1.95-.98) bear the initials H.G., possibly referring to Henry Glidden of Glidden and Bennett, boot and shoe manufacturers listed in the Dover City directories for 1888-1893.

Credit Line:

James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Johnson, Albert E. (1843-192?), Bennett, Ellery I. (1850-1917), Furber, Dudley L. (1848-1914), Glidden, Henry P. (1833-1916), Newhall, Frank L. (1868-1949), Smith, Nelson H. (1864-19 ? ), Wiggin, Charles F. (1868-1931), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)