Object Number 1995.0006.044

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Gouge)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

Fenton & Marsdens (Maker)

Thomas J. Wood (Maker)

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On one side of the tang; "FENTON & MARSDENS / CAST STEEL" stamped and set in a serrated rectangular border.
2. Mark; On the other side of the tang; "WOOD. CORNER OF DUANE / & CHATHAM NEW YORK" stamped incuse.

Materials

Iron; Steel; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

12.1 (L) , 1.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.8 (L) , 3.8 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The length of the blade is 15.0cm.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1980 Some 19th Century English Woodworking Tools: Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces.
• For reference to Fenton & Marsdens, see page 189.
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1971 Planemakers and Other Edge Tool Enterprises in New York State in the Nineteenth Century.
• For reference to Fenton & Marsdens, see page 171.
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• For a description of carving chisels and gouges, see page 135-136.