Countersink
- Object Name:
- Countersink
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.03.10
- Creator:
- Brown, John
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Fremont, NH
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Pair of countersinks. Part of a set of 64 gunsmithing tools from John Brown's shop in Fremont, NH. No markings on either countersink in this group.
1. 3.75" long, 0.4" wide. Flat head. Back end of shaft is square, but tapers into a round shape halfway down.
2. 3.3" long, 0.5" wide. Four-bladed head. Round shaft. 0.1" diameter hole in base. - Material:
- Metal
Steel - Provenance:
- All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Gunsmiths, Gunsmithing
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