Inventarnummer
54/552
Beschreibung
This is a paring chisel which has had the end of the blade ground to make a lathe tool. It has a typical chisel handle and fixing. The blade is convex, and 0.2 inches wide, and the name 'F.C.Powell' is stamped on the handle. The tool was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. It was used for making grooves in turned ware.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 lathe tool: [wood and metal]; good condition
Bestandsgeschichte
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This lathe tool with a convex blade 0.2 inches wide was used by H.J.Bown of Braishfield, Hampshire, for making grooves in turned ware. The handle measures 5.5 inches long and the steel shank is 4.4 inches long. The words F.C.Powell are stamped on the handle.'
Datum
1900-01-01 - 1949-12-31
Entstehungszeitraum
Twentieth century, first half
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