| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Single bit hewing ax | 42012T1 |
| 34 1/4" long handle, 6 1/2" long, 1 1/2" wide, and 3 3/4" tall head |
| unsigned |
| This ax has a clearly forge-welded cutting edge and steel pole. It shows a lot of blistering. |
| Lathing hatchet | 31212T5 |
| 12 1/4" long, 6 1/2" long and 2 1/2" wide head | bio |
| signed "STANLEY" |
| This is a Stanley No. 1 hatchet, marketed as a "half hatchet with nail puller." Courtesy of |
| Liberty Tool Co. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Axes and Hatchets Made in |
| | Maine |
| Felling ax | 91320T3 |
| 27" long,4" edge, 6 1/2" long head | photo |
| signed "**E*** AV** BANGOR MAINE. 3" |
| This axe appears to be made by Peavey. From the collection of Roger Majorowicz. |
| Maine pattern single bit ax | 6112T2 |
| 30" long, 9 1/4" wide head, 4" long cutting edges |
| signed "E & S" "3 1/2" |
| This ax was made by Emerson & Stevens of Oakland Maine in 1941. Courtesy of Liberty Tool |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Boring Tools |
| Adjustable drill bit | 31811T19 |
| 8 1/2" long, 1" wide |
| signed "L H GIBBS" "NY" "PATENT" "JUNE 17 1885" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists Gibbs in Washington, DC when he received his patent. He later |
| moved to NY. |
| Adjustable hollow auger bit | 101312T23 |
| 6" tall, 5" x 3 1/4" base |
| signed "E.C. STEARNS & COL. SYRACUSE, N.Y." |
| This company operated from 1877 to 1941. |
| Archimedean drill | 22311T7 |
| 13" long (extended), 8" long (closed) |
| signed "Goodell Bro's Greenfield, Mass." "Patented, July 22, 1890. Nov. 17, 1891" |
| The drill has a slot type screwdriver bit. The patent is online at: |
| http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=JRBhAAAAEBAJ&dq=goodell+nov+17+1891. Part of |
| the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
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