Object Number 1995.0006.033

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Firmer gouge chisel)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

Fenton & Marsdens (Manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1839-1898

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Shaft; Stamped intaglio inside a serrated rectangular border "FENTON & MARSDEN/CAST STEEL"

Materials

Iron; Wood; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

9.25 (L) , 1 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.5 (L) , 3 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 130 -131
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1980 Some 19th Century English Woodworking Tools: Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces.
• pg 140, 195