| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Drawknife | 41212T6 |
| 16 1/2" long, 9 1/2" long cutting edge | bio |
| signed "T.C. JACKSON" "STINSON" |
| This tool was made in Bath, Maine circa 1869 or earlier from a recycled steel file or rasp. |
| Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Drawknife | 92901T1 |
| 14" long, 8 3/4" blade | photo | bio |
| signed "L Webb Bangor" |
| This drawknife is an especially interesting example of a drop-forged steel tool that is the |
| product of a sophisticated factory system where machine work replaces hand work. It has an |
| unusually elegantly shaped cutting surface. A gift to The Davistown Museum from Rick Floyd. |
| Ships' adz | 121311T3 |
| 2' long curved wood handle, 4 3/4" long edge, 2 1/2" long spike |
| signed "STINSON" and an indecipherable mark |
| The shipbuilders' adz tapered spike is used to drive nails below the surface. J. F. Stinson |
| worked in Bath, ME, 1869-1871. This is a good example of weld steeling. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Other Tools |
| Brace | 22311T6 |
| 10 1/2" long, 4 1/2" wide |
| unsigned |
| This brace has a 3/8" square lever style chuck. Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Brace | 22311T5 |
| 10 1/2" long, 6" wide |
| signed "SPOFFORD'S PAT." "MAR. 23. 80." |
| This is an all steel brace with a 3/8" square lever style chuck. The patent holder is Nelson |
| Spofford of Haverhill, MA. Patent 225,768 is online at: |
| http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=PV1kAAAAEBAJ&dq=SPOFFORD+Mar+23+1880. |
| Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Cabinet-makers' screwdriver | 3312T5 |
| 11 3/4" long, 6 1/4" long and 5/8" wide blade |
| signed "W.E. THAYER" "CAST STEEL" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists William E. Thayer as a maker of screwdrivers in Williamsburg, MA, |
| from 1870 - 1883. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Cabinet-makers' screwdriver | 3312T15 |
| 12" long, 5 1/2" long handle, 1/4" bit width |
| signed "MATHIESON & SON" "GLASGOW" with a stamped crescent moon with star within; |
| also owner's mark "H.D.J." |
| Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
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