| The Davistown Museum |
| Center for the Study of Early Tools |
| Scattered throughout The Davistown Museum are tools by important manufacturers who are also the subject of |
| information files compiled by the museum. This is a listing of our holdings for: |
| Christopher Prince Drew Tools |
| | Status | Location |
| Historic Maritime IV (1840-1865): The Early Industrial Revolution |
| Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking Tools |
| 31011T4 | Punch | bio | DTM | TT |
| Cast steel, 5 5/8" long, 1/2" wide, signed "C. DREW & CO." "CAST STEEL". |
| Coopers' Tools |
| 81801T13 | Coopers' hammer | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Cast steel with wood handle, 4 5/8" long head, 1 5/8" long groove, signed "C. Drew & Co. Cast Steel". |
| This is a rare Drew tool, the only Drew coopers' hammer seen by the curator over 40 years. |
| Hammers |
| TML1003 | Tack hammer | bio | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 4 5/8" long, 1/2" diameter, signed "C. DREW & CO". |
| Drew hammers are rare; this one has a split face. |
| TBL1003 | Tack hammer head | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 4 1/2" long, signed "C. DREW & CO.". |
| Machinists' Tools |
| 41203T2D | Machinists' pry bar | bio | DTM | MH |
| Forged steel, 15 1/2" long, signed "C. Drew & Co. No 75". |
| Miscellaneous Tools |
| 41203T2I | Screwdriver | bio | DTM | MH |
| Forged steel, 9" long, signed "C. Drew & Co.". |
| 41203T2B | Small wrecking bar | bio | DTM | MH |
| Forged steel, 12" long, signed "Drew No. 12". |
| Shipwrights', Sailmakers', and Mariners' Tools |
| TCX1002 | Caulking iron | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Cast steel, 6" long, 2 1/2" wide, signed "C. DREW & CO. CAST STEEL". |
| 3405T3 | Caulking iron | bio | DTM | MH |
| Malleable iron and steel, 5" long, 1 3/4" wide, signed "H. Reed". |
| The Kingston, Massachusetts: Tool Encyclopedia states: "H. REED was a mark used by C. DREW & Co. on some of the tools they |
| manufactured. 'H. REED' tools were less expensive than those marked 'C. DREW' and by inference were probably somewhat lower in |
| quality." |
| 41302T10 | Caulking iron | bio | DTM | MH |
| Malleable iron and steel, 6 1/4" long, 2 1/4" wide, signed "H Reed". |
| H. Reed is listed in DATM (Nelson 1999) with no location or date. The following information is from Andrew Pollock: "See page 6 of the C. |
| DREW reprint catalogue No. 34, for a listing of H. REED caulking irons. These were actually made by C. DREW & CO. for clients who |
| wanted to pay less than what C. DREW irons would cost, and who were willing to accept somewhat lower quality." |
| 120907T8 | Caulking iron (2) | bio | DTM | TT |
| Cast steel, 7" long, 2" wide and 6" long, 1" wide, signed "C. DREW & CO" and "CAST STEEL". |
| 913108T56 | Marlin spike | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 17 3/4" long, signed "C. DREW & CO." and "MADE IN U.S.A.". |
| The Stoney Brook Ironworks was on the same Kingston, MA, site as this company. They made edge tools and some ship-related tools. |
| Woodworking: Boring Tools |
| 111002T1 | Auger | bio | DTM | MH |
| Forged iron and steel, wood handle, 20 1/2" long, 2" diameter, 16" handle, signed "8 C. Drew & Co. Kingston". |
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