Objektnummer
54/552
Beskrivning
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.
Fysisk beskrivning
1 lathe tool: [wood and metal]; good condition
Arkivhistorik
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
Produktionsperiod
Twentieth century, first half
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