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54/535
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This mortising chisel was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. Mortising chisels were used to create mortises (slots in wood to form parts of joints). It is a heavy chisel with a socketed handle, which is now broken, and a steel shank with a cutting edge of 0.5 inches in width.
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1 mortising chisel; wood and metal [iron]; fair condition: broken handle
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1900-01-01 - 1949-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Twentieth century, first half
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