Object number
54/556
Description
This is a firmer chisel, also known as a 'butt chisel'. It was used for fine joinary and cabinet work such as the housings for butt hinges. It is a broad bladed chisel, with a short wooden handle and brass ring fixing. The handle is split and damanged as a result of being struck with a mallet. The blade is stamped 'ISAAC GIA - - - - CAST STEEL', part of the isncription being illegible. It was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire.
Physical description
1 butt chisel; wood and metal [brass ans iron]; fair condition: handle short split and broken due to being repeatedly struck with a mallet
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This forming chisel, its handle badly worn by constant hammering, measures a total length of 6.6 inches. The handle is 2.6 inches long, and the steel shank 4 inches long, with a cutting edge of 1.2 inches. It was used by H.J.Bown of.. Braishfield // See 51/354'
Production date
1954
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