Object Number 1995.0006.017

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Mortise chisel)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

William Butcher (Maker)
1791-1870

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1824-1900

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Shaft; Stamped incuse: "W BUTCHER (symbol of maltese cross)"

Materials

Iron; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

7.87 (L) , 0.156 (W) , 1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20 (L) , 0.396 (W) , 2.5 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Width per previous cataloguer (width of 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.
• Style pictured pg 131 (fig 196, 2412)
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 141
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1980 Some 19th Century English Woodworking Tools: Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces.
• Dating Butcher mark pg 308
[Book] Goodman, W. L. 1968 British Plane Makers from 1700.
• pg168