Davistown Museum Inventory of Tools The Epstein Hoard

Status Location
31602T14 Weights (collection) bio BDTM
Bronze, 3 1/2", 2" and 1 13/16" wide, unmarked except for troy weight descriptions.
Three crucibles with three different varieties of weights.
32502T46 Anvil bio BDTM
Cast steel, 3" long including tang for pritchel, unsigned.
32502T1 Box bio BDTM
Walnut with brass hardware, 13 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 4 1/8" high with two hinged lids, marked "BERTIE FAXON Brookville #4 c.
1800" on a brass label on the box.
This box contains the Norman Epstein hoard of jewelers and watchmakers tools. Does Bertie Faxon have any relationship to
Richard Faxon edge tool maker of Braintree, MA, ca. 1795? The Liberty Tool Co. recycled at least five of his edge tools
(broad axes, draw knifes) in the 1970s.
32502T40 Burnisher bio BDTM
Cast steel, unsigned.
No handle.
32502T10 Chasing tools (3) bio BDTM
Cast steel, 2 1/2" to 3 1/2" long, touchmarks unknown.
32502T34 Closed socket wrench bio BDTM
Cast steel, 2 7/8" long, 1/7" thick, 1/4" square socket, unsigned.
32502T9 Etching and scribing tools (5) bio BDTM
Wood handles, 3 rosewood, 2 unknown tropical wood with brass ferrules, 4 1/2" to 6" long, unsigned.
One has a steel file and one a diamond cutter with a diamond tip. The other three have steel, brass or iron tips.
32502T12 Float bio BDTM
Cast steel, 3" long with 1" float surface, unsigned.
The long end is a fine filing surface.
32502T24 Hand spindles (3) bio BDTM
Cast steel, brass and wood, 5 1/16", 4 3/4" and 3 3/8" long, unsigned.
32502T25 Jeweler's anvils (2) bio BDTM
Bronze, 3 11/32" long, 3/4" wide and 3 3/8" long, 5/8" wide, unsigned, age unknown.
One is more highly finished than the other.
32502T4 Jeweler's files bio BDTM
Cast steel, etc., various lengths, signatures: "R M Cock" "Grobet" (2) Friely" "Graves & Sons" "W Greaves" "Lord & Co."
"Triumph Smart & Child Co." "J. M. Martin" (2) "P. Ashton" (2) "Martin CS" "RS Sanders" (2) "Spanale" "RAINE".
32502T2 Jeweler's files (30) bio BDTM
Cast steel, iron, etc., 3" to 6" long, unmarked or with obscure marks.
32502T3 Jeweler's files (7) bio BDTM
Cast steel, etc., 3 1/4" to 6 3/4" long, signed "Stubs".
32502T18 Ladle bio BDTM
Cast iron, bronze and wood, 6" long, unsigned.
32502T47 Ring bio BDTM
Wood, 11 7/8" long, 3/4" maximum diameter at head of taper, unsigned.
Used for measuring _______
32502T23 Scale level bio BDTM
Brass, 5 5/8" long, 13/16" wide, signed "Sussfeld Lousch & Co New York", "Lepine", "Lever" with scale 000 to 30 and 1 - 27.
32502T21 Scale level bio BDTM
Brass, 5 3/4" long, tapered, marked "1 - 32".
32502T22 Scale level bio BDTM
Brass, 3 1/4" long, 1 1/16" wide, marked "1 - 18" and initialed "PR" (by the owner).
32502T42 Screwdriver bio BDTM
Brass, 3 15/16" long, unsigned.

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