| Davistown Museum Inventory of Tools - Industrial Revolution - | Blacksmith and Farriers' | Tools |
| Other |
| 21201T4 | Farrier's hammer | bio | DTM |
| Cast steel with wood handle, 11 5/8" long, 9 5/8" handle, 4 3/8" wide, 5/8" octagonal face, signed "Atha Tool" with the distictive |
| horseshoe touchmark. |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) indicates the famous and prolific Atha Tool Co. may have been producing tools as early as 1875 in |
| Newark, NJ. Buying out many competing tool and hammer makers, they were purchased by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. in |
| 1913, who retained their touchmark. "They were especially noted for farrier tools and also made mining tools." (DATM, 1999, |
| 81200T9 | Farrier's shoe hammer | DTM | MH |
| Drop forged steel, 5 3/8" long, signed "Champion Tool Co. Meadville PA", ca. 1885. |
| 071704T1 | Farrier's tool kit | DTM |
| Wood, 20 3/4" long, 12 1/2" wide, unsigned. |
| This wooden tool kit contains a selection of farrier's tools including: 3 rasps, tongs, 2 clinchers, pliers, 2 farrier’s hammers, |
| trimming tool, apron, and steel horseshoe nails. |
| TJD1001 | Hammer | DTM |
| Drop forged steel, 12 3/4" long, 7/32" square face, stamped "MADE IN USA" with "H" as a touch mark. |
| An unusual blacksmith's hammer; the stamped mark indicates it was made late in the 19th century. |
| Blocks |
| 62202T7 | V block | photo | DTM |
| Steel and brass, 1 1/2" long, 1" wide, unsigned. |
| This is a fine example of the work of a tool and die maker who needed a tiny V block for work on miniatures. It was made by |
| the machinist for a specific use. |
| Boring Tools |
| 914108T7 | Auger | DTM |
| Steel, 7 1/2" long, signed "J. T. PUGH" and "PHILA PA". |
| Job. T. Pugh worked in Philadelphia, PA, from 1876-1891 making flour testers, augers, bits, and other tools. |
| 914108T3 | Auger bit | DTM |
| Steel, 10" long, 7/8" diameter cuting size, signed "PETEROR" is the best guess, it is badly obscured. |
| Information on this maker's mark is welcomed. |
| 31908T38 | Double twist auger bit | bio | DTM |
| Steel, 15 1/4" long, signed "JAMES SWAN" "COOK" "PATENT" with the swan trademark and "16" on the bit point. |
| 31908T32 | Pot auger | DTM |
| Cast steel, 17 1/8" long, signed "MATHIGSON" with an M inside a circle. |
| Scottish. |
| 31908T36 | Single twist augur bit | bio | DTM |
| Steel, signed "THE JAMES SWAN CO" "SEYMOUR, CT. U.S.A." with swan trademark and "18" on the bit point. |
| The James Swan Co.'s working dates were from 1877 to 1951. |
| Cast Iron Tools and Artifacts |
| 50402A1 | Architectural ornament | DTM |
| Cast iron, 9 1/2" high, 7 1/4" wide, . |
| A nice example of Victorian ironwork. |
| TGB2206 | Pot | DTM |
| Cast iron, 3 1/4" high, 2 3/4" diameter, signed "PAT D APR 16 1872.". |
| The production of cast iron implements continued throughout the 19th century, characterized by an increase in quality, |
| variety and durability as forging methods and alloys became more sophisticated. |
| TTCI3000 | Screw jack | DTM |
| Cast iron, 3 1/2" high with a 1 1/2" diameter jack face and a 2" base, signed "C E HOBBS CO BOSTON" and "3/4 X 2". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999, 387) lists C. E. Hobbs as an individual working in Barre, VT from 1887-1890, but no company in Boston |
| with this name. |
| Cobblers' Tools |
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