Objectnummer
98/47/2
Beschrijving
A firmer chisel, used for general carpentry and joinery work and strong enough to be used with a mallet. It is flat on both sides, and has an undamaged turned wooden handle and a metal ferrule. It is stamped ‘FOREIGN’. The chisel is part of a collection of woodworking and stoneworking tools given to the Museum by Mr Stamp.
Fysieke kenmerken
1 chisel: metal; wood; good condition2) stamped: 'FOREIGN'.
Archiefgeschiedenis
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: (1) FIRMER CHISEL: Stamped WARD Cast Steel: Maker // User: J. Gill Length 31.0 cm // A general purpose chisel with shaped back & wooden handle which has been damaged by hitting with a mallet. Brass ferrule. // (2) FIRMER CHISEL: Stamped FOREIGN. // Flat both sides with undamaged turned wooden handle: Metal ferrule. Length: 28.5 cm // (3) ? FIRMER CHISEL: Smaller & narrower with a raised triangular back to the blade. Turned wooden handle & metal ferrule. Length 20.5 cm // Dimensions: … // Associated information: See 98/44’
Objectnaam
Materiaal
