| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Cooper's shave | 91417T3 |
| 20 7/8" long, 5 3/4" edge, 2 1/2" wide |
| unsigned |
| Coopers' side ax | 121311T1 |
| 17 1/2" long handle, 9" long and 6" wide blade |
| signed "J. F. Staples" |
| This broad ax shows distinct evidence of iron steeling. James Forest Staples worked in |
| Portland, ME, 1849 - 1856. |
| Coopers' vise | 9714T1 |
| 7" long, 8" handle, 3 1/4" wide |
| unsigned |
| Drawshave | 120907T3 |
| 15" long, 1 5/8" long blade, and 4 1/2" handles |
| signed "L & IJ WHITE" "18*7" and "BUFFALO N.Y." in an oblong oval with "6" on the other |
| This coopers' shave shows evidence of a forge welded edge. |
| End shave | 31808SLP28 |
| 7 1/2" long, 4 5/8" wide | photo | photo |
| unsigned |
| Shave | 31808SLP29 |
| 11 1/2" long, 4" long blade | photo | photo |
| unsigned |
| Shingle knife | 121311T2 |
| 8 3/4" long, 2 3/4" wide | bio |
| signed "Higgins & Libby" "8" "Portland" |
| It is likely to be made of local forged puddled or German steel. Higgins & Libby worked in |
| Portland, ME, in 1856. |
| SubCategor | Domestic Utensils |
| Butter knife | 61617T1 |
| 9 3/4" long, 7/8" wide, 1/2" thick |
| signed "KIMBALL CLARK & CO SUGAR RIVER WORKS" |
| Kimball, Clark & Co. opened in Claremont, NH, in 1852 as a shoe and butcher knife |
| manufacturer (The New England Farmer, Volume 4, 1852). |
| Scraper | 61617T5 |
| 9" long, 1 1/2" wide, 7/16" thick |
| unsigned |
| SubCategor | Hammers |
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