Object Number 1995.0006.020

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Firmer chisel)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

Ward & Payne (Maker)
In the 1919 edition of "Industrial Sheffield and Rotherham", Ward & Payne was described as being one of "the oldest firms in Sheffield" with a 115 year history. Company addresses: 110 West Street (1860 - 1881), Limbrick Works (1885 - 1914)

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Blade; Stamped incuse: "WARD W (Symbol of crossed hammers) (Symbol of anvil) P/CAST STEEL"

Materials

Iron; Wood; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

9 (L) , 0.5 (W) , 1.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24 (L) , 1.27 (W) , 3.5 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Width is per previous cataloguer and the width of the cutting edge.

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 130-31
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1980 Some 19th Century English Woodworking Tools: Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces.
• pg. 129, 182