| Tool Steel Alloy | Nickeled | Location |
| Carpenters' multitool handle | 31212T2 | bio | TT |
| Nickel plated steel, cocobolo wood handle, 6" long, signed "MILLERS FALLS CO. MILLERS FALLS MASS.". |
| This pocket sized tool handle is hollow with a threaded wooden butt cap that houses six different tools which can be fitted into the chuck, |
| including a chisel, various screwdrivers, and a saw. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools | Woodworking: Other Tools |
| Mortising chisel | 31212T18 | TT |
| Malleable iron and cast steel, 6" long, signed "JAMES HOWARTH CAST STEEL". |
| James Howarth was a Sheffield, UK, edge toolmaker (http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/james-howarth- |
| 19th-century-toolmaker). This crudely cast chisel shows signs of hand-forging. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Woodworking: Edge Tools - Imported Cast |
| | Steel |
| Ticket punch | 22411T9 | TT |
| Nickel-plated drop-forged alloy steel, 4" long, 2 1/2" wide, signed "R. Woodman" "mf'r" "Boston, Mass.". |
| DATM (1999) indicates that R. Woodman made machinists' tools from 1878 to 1900. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools | Miscellaneous Items |
| Tubing cutter | 12900T9 | photo | MH |
| Die cast nickeled alloy steel, signed "Imperial Brass, Chicago" and "94-F PAT. D-99190". |
| August C. Dobrick of Chicago, IL assigned his patent to Imperial Brass in 1935. |
| http://www.google.com/patents?id=iHFpAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=imperial+brass+99190&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vbXgT562N47dsgbMptjgCA& |
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| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools | Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking |
| | Tools |
| Ship pulley | 31212T7 | TT |
| Tropical wood, 10" long, 6 1/2" wide, 4" high, unsigned. |
| This pulley is from a ships' block and tackle and has a rather old looking dark patina. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Historic Maritime II (1720-1800): The Second Colonial Dominion & the Early Republic | Shipwrights', Sailmakers', and Mariners' |
| | Tools |
| | Silico Manganese |
| Cold chisels (2) | TJD1008 | MH |
| Forged alloy steel, 5 1/2" long, 9/16" wide, signed "SILICO MANGANESE STEEL", c. 1880 - 1900. |
| These illustrate the invention and use of steel alloys for special purpose tools. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools | Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking |
| | Tools |
| | Semi Steel |
| C-clamp | 33002T11 | TT |
| Drop-forged steel, 3 11/16" long, 2 5/16" throat, signed "Semi steel Made in USA", c. 1920. |
| This is another variation in steel terminology on a commonplace generic hand tool. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools | Miscellaneous Tools |
| | Spring Temper |
| Rule | 41801T13 | bio | MH |
| Tool steel, 2 15/16" long, signed "HOPE & Co. PROV. R.I." on one side and "SPRING STEEL" on the other. |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists Hope & Co. as making engraving machines in 1868. No mention is made of making any other tools. This is a rare |
| find from the early years of the Industrial Revolution. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Classic Period of American Machinists' Tools | Measuring Tools |
| Backsaw | TCW1003 | MH |
| Cast steel with solid brasses, 14 3/4" long, 11 3/8" blade, signed "T TILLOTSON SHEFFIELD (FIN)EST REFINED CAST STEEL |
| SPRINGTEMPER WARRANTED", 1800 - 1820. |
| The unusual markings also include a crown touchmark and brasses. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Woodworking: Saws |
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