Shave, Edge
- Object Name:
- Shave, Edge
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.01.030
- Creator:
- Snell & Atherton
- Place of Origin:
- Brockton, 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. Fence on top of cutter blade is missing. Stamped "SNELL / & / ATHERTON" inside an oval outline on the back end of the cutter blade. Same design as 1977.55.1.29. From shoemaker's bench 1977.055.01.1.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.875 W-7.5 D-1.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired in the vicinity of Durham, NH by the collector James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944).
Snell and Atherton produced shoe tools in North Bridgewater, MA, now called Brocton, MA.
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
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