Object Number 1963.0156.154

Object Name

Tool (for clocks) (Knife)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy VII (Probable maker)
7/28/1827-6/10/1910
Son of Felix Dominy. Married Sybel Mulford on May 16, 1846. Children: Nathaniel VIII, Burnett (d. in infancy), Henry, William, Harriet, Esther Burnet, Felix, Jeremiah, Jonathan (d. in infancy), Washington, Tyson, Mary, Sybel, Charles, Bertha. Married Hydreda Van Dusen in 1884 Married Helen L. Hathaway in 1896.

Date

1890-1925

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Handle; Stamped incuse "Mackintosh Toffee"

Subjects

Dominy Family Clockmaking

Materials

Iron

Dimensions (inches)

0.2 (H) , 4.9 (L) , 0.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

0.5 (H) , 12.5 (L) , 1.2 (W)

Measurement Notes

Knife blade is 4 cm long

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Information about Nathaniel Dominy VII's work as a minor craftsman discussed pg 241.