Object number
51/352
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Description
This mortising chisel, used for cutting mortices to create joints in wood, has a sharply bevelled blade marked 'Isaac Greaves Cast Steel' and an octagonal handle. The flattened end of the handle indicates that it was used with a mallet. It was used at R. Middleton & Sons' wheelwrights workshop in Eddington, Hungerford.
Physical description
1 chisel: steel blade; wooden handle
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This mortising chisel was used at the Middleton’s wheelwrights shop at Eddington. // The octagonal handle is fitted into the tubular shaft of the blade. The handle is 4 inches long. The shaft is 3.5 inches long. The blade is 3.25 inches long, .45 inches wide and .5 inches deep. The blade is bevelled sharply to a straight edge. The maker’s name, Isaac Greaves and the words Cast Steel are stamped on the back of the blade. The end of the handle is slightly flattened by a mallet. // See also 51/363.'
Production date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Production period
Mid-nineteenth century
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