| 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: |
| Millers Falls Co. |
| | Status | Location |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools |
| Silversmithing Tools |
| 71401T8 | Jewelers' saw | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, brass, and rosewood, 8" long, 4" handle, signed "M F Millers Falls Mass USA". |
| This is an exquisite example of a rather uncommon early Millers Falls Co. tool from the heyday of New England tool manufactories. |
| Woodworking: Boring Tools |
| 82500T3 | Mortising machine | bio | photo | LPC | MH |
| Cast iron, signed "M.F.Co. Millers Falls Mass", c. 1885. |
| This is a prototypical mortising machine of the late 19th century. It was used in shipyards and for barn building to cut the mortise for tenons. |
| This tool dates from before the age of electric powered hand tools. |
| Woodworking: Edge Tools - Forged |
| 101701T14 | Cold chisel | bio | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 5 3/16" long, signed "Miller's Falls Co Made in USA. No 1190". |
| Miller's Falls merged with Godell Pratt Co. in 1931 but retained their own name on some tools (Nelson 1999, 544). |
| Woodworking: Other Tools |
| 111001T10 | Bit brace | bio | DTM | MH |
| Cast steel, brass, iron, and rosewood, 15 3/8" high, 7 1/2" swing, signed "Miller's Falls Mfg Co." on upper arm and "Pat'd Apr. 10 67 no 0". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists Miller's Falls Mfg. Co. working from 1868 - 72 (formerly the Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon Co.) In 1872 |
| they dropped the Mfg. to become Miller's Falls Co. (1872 - 1931). DATM also notes an 1877 patent hand brace for them but no 1867 brace. |
| The patent date on this brace clearly states 67. |
| 31212T2 | Carpenters' multitool handle | bio | DTM | TT |
| Nickel plated steel, cocobolo wood handle, 6" long, signed "MILLERS FALLS CO. MILLERS FALLS MASS.". |
| This pocket sized tool handle is hollow with a threaded wooden butt cap that houses six different tools which can be fitted into the chuck, |
| including a chisel, various screwdrivers, and a saw. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| 112400T1 | Hand drill | bio | photo | DTM | MH |
| Steel and wood, 14" long, signed "MADE IN USA No. 2A MILLERS FALLS TOOLS GREENFIELD, MA", c. 1950. |
| 41801T9 | Miniature brace | bio | DTM | MH |
| Cast iron, steel, and wood, 7 7/8" long, takes at most a 1/8" diameter bit, unsigned. |
| This is probably a Miller's Falls product. It is a collectable tool from the classic period of the Industrial Revolution. |
| 22211T36 | Two speed hand drill | bio | DTM | TT |
| Drop-forged malleable iron, steel, and a wooden handle, 12" long, signed "MILLERS FALLS CO." "MADE IN USA" "MILLERS FALLS, |
| MASS" "No 5" and their triangle logo. |
| This drill has two gears, which allow changing it to different speeds. The drills can be stored in the handle. Part of the Robert Sullivan |
| Collection donation. |
| Woodworking: Saws |
| 41302T3 | Hacksaw | bio | DTM | MH |
| Steel, brass, and wood, 19 1/2" long, 14 5/8" adjustable frame, signed "No 6 Millers Falls Co. Millers Falls Mass USA" with their star |
| cartouche. |
| This is an uncommon example of an unusual, early Millers Falls hacksaw design. |
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