| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 17-May- |
| Tools | List still under construction |
| Category | Historic Maritime II (1720-1800): The Second Colonial Dominion & the Early |
| SubCategor | Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking |
| Gunsmith tools | TBB1004A |
| unsigned |
| This collection (27) of early taps, dies, diestocks, and other tools in this 19th century toolbox |
| are typical of those used by an 18th century blacksmith with skills in gunsmithing. The guns |
| made by these tools predate the era of mass-produced guns with interchangeable parts. These |
| tools have a southeastern Massachusetts origin, as does the box they were found in. (Note the |
| Barnstable Mass notation on the lid of the box.) The blacksmith utilizing these tools may have |
| specialized in gunsmithing, or as was more commonly the case, was skilled in a multitude of |
| SubCategor | Domestic Utensils |
| Food chopper | 30311T3 |
| 7 1/2" long, 6" wide |
| unsigned |
| The handle is missing. |
| Peel | 101400T7 |
| 30 1/4" long, 6 1/2" peel | photo |
| unsigned |
| It is used for removing bread from an oven. |
| SubCategor | Shipwrights', Sailmakers', and Mariners' |
| | Tools |
| Nail header | 72801T10 |
| 14 1/2" long with a 3/4" x 3/8" pritchel or header hole |
| signed "LX" in 18th century script |
| Used for heading spikes for shipbuilding? Very early -- possibly 17th century? |
| Ship pulley | 31212T7 |
| 10" long, 6 1/2" wide, 4" high |
| unsigned |
| This pulley is from a ships' block and tackle and has a rather old looking dark patina. Courtesy |
| of Liberty Tool Co. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Axes and Hatchets |
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