| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Peen adz | 92020T1 |
| 27 1/2" long, 4 5/8" edge, 10" long head | photo |
| signed "STINSON" |
| The mark could refer to John Stinson, who made edge tools in Bath, ME, circa 1869-1871 |
| (DATM). From the collection of Roger Majorowicz. |
| Slick | 120907T1 |
| | photo |
| unsigned |
| There is a clear suggestion of either a welded steel-iron interface or differential tempering. |
| The iron shaft is probably low-carbon steel and shows signs of forge-welding. |
| Socket chisel | 91914T10 |
| 11 3/4" long, 1" edge, 1" tall | bio |
| signed "UNDERHILL EDGE TOOL CO" |
| Socket chisel | 102512T15 |
| 3 3/4" long, 1" wide cutting edge |
| signed "ERIK ANTON BERG" "ESKIL__UNA__" "SWEDEN" plust a shark trademark |
| Erik Berg worked in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Go here for a history of E. A Bergs Fabriks AB (E.A. |
| Berg MFG. Co. LTD) (http://straightrazorplace.com/razors/26475-erik-antonberg-short- |
| history.html). Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Veining tool | 22311T4 |
| 9" long, 1 1/2" wide, 1 1/8" deep |
| unsigned |
| The steel cutter is probably factory-made. It has a homemade wooden holder. Veining tools |
| have the smallest sizes of straight gouges, with narrow yet deep "U" shaped cutting edges |
| designed for roughing-out, and grooving small lines or areas. Part of the Robert Sullivan |
| Wedge | 121412T14 |
| 5" long, 2 3/4" cutting edge, 5/8" thick |
| signed "SNOW & NEALLEY Co BANGOR MAINE" |
| Paring chisel | 110611T5 |
| 3 1/4" long blade, 4 1/2" long wooden faceted handle, 1/4" diamond shape edge | bio |
| signed "BUCK BROS" "JAMES CAM" |
| Possibly it was reforged into a diamond shaped edge tool. The signature sequence is |
| particularly significant showing Buck Brothers utilizing English steel. This is the first edge tool |
| we've encountered with a James Cam (steelmaker) mark on the verso. |
| Plugging chisel | 31112T16 |
| 8 1/4" long, 3/4" wide blade | bio |
| signed "C. DREW & CO." |
| Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
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