Object Number 1995.0006.038

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Firmer gouge chisel)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

Fenton & Marsdens (Maker)

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1839-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of shaft; Stamped incuse: "WOOD. CORNER OF/CHATHAM ST" (Partly effaced)
2. Mark; Front of shaft; Stamped on front inside a serrated rectangle: "FENTON & MARSDENS/CAST STEEL"

Materials

Iron; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

10.8 (L) , 0.62 (W) , 1.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.5 (L) , 1.59 (W) , 3.5 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Width represents width of the cutting edge (per previous cataloguer).

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