| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Drawknife | 31811T1 |
| 21" long, 5" long handles, 13" long and 1 7/8" wide blade | bio |
| signed "UNDERHILL BROWN & LEIGHTON CAST-STEEL" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) indicates that "Nathaniel and/or John Sleeper Brown were probably part |
| of this partnership which preceded Underhill & Brown in Auburn and Underhill & Leighton in |
| Manchester. The Leighton was William W." The working date was 1849 in Auburn, NH. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Edge Tools Made in Maine |
| Lipped peen adz | 91914T12 |
| 10" long, 4 3/4" wide, 2 1/4" tall |
| signed "W.A. WINSLOW" |
| William A. Winslow worked out of Bath, Maine, circa 1869 to 1880. |
| Adz | 33011T2 |
| 8 1/2" long, 4" wide head and 36" long handle | bio |
| signed "VAUGHN" "____" "WARRAN__" and "UNION" |
| This adz has a spike head. The signature is difficult to read but appears to be Vaughn and |
| Pardoe of Union, ME. For more information see the Registry of Maine Toolmakers (Brack 2008). |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Other Tools |
| Hand vise | 121112T6 |
| 5 1/2" long, 1 1/4" wide jaw |
| signed "W&C Wynn" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 884) lists this toolmaker with no known location or dates of operation. |
| Sliding T bevel | 31808SLP8 |
| 10 1/4" long blade, 6" long handle | photo | photo |
| signed "J G NICHOLAS" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists Joseph Nicholas as making saws and squares in Philadelphia from |
| approximately 1837 to 1857. |
| Spirit level | 22211T5 |
| 29 1/2" long, 3 3/16" x 1 3/8" |
| signed "LAMBERT MILLIKEN," " & " "STACKPOLE" "BOSTON, MASS" with an American |
| Eagle w/shield |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists Lambert, Milliken, & Stackpole as working in Boston from 1859 to |
| 1899. Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Planes |
| Beading plane | 42602T3 |
| 9 3/8" long, 3/8" wide bead |
| signed "Cox & Luckman" on plane, blade has an obscured mark "____TH" |
| This is a typical imported English-made plane of the 19th century. |
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