Object number
69/242
Description
A wooden brace with a brass bit fixing and brass trim, used in woodworking for boring holes. It was used by the donor's grandfather, Robert Railton (1842–1894), a cabinet maker of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Physical description
1 brace: metal [brass] and wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL Recording form – ‘Who used it: Robert Railton (cabinet-maker) b.1842 d.1894 // When was it used: In the later years of the 19th century // How was it used: In a cabinet-maker’s trade // Where was it used: Northallerton, Yorks. // Has it a local name: // When this object was used do you know if it was common in many parts of the country or only in the place from which it came: // Who made it: // When was it made: // Where was it made: // From what materials is the object made: // Is it corroded or broken or damaged in any other way: // What are its approximate measurements: // Have you a photograph of the object: // Has it any unusual characteristics: // Additional information: Information at 1–4 is believed to be a correct deduction of facts known to the owner/recorder. He himself (b.1910) remembers it (the brace) among his father’s tools from earliest childhood, and among the same tools was at least one gouge bearing the name Robert Railton. Owner/recorder’s father was not a woodworker either by trade or hobby and certainly possessed an ordinary plane steel brace. // Could you please make a rough sketch of the object:’
Production date
1880-01-01
Object name
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11197.tif - High resolution image
