Object Number 1957.0026.594

Object Name

Tool (for clocks) (Round file)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Felix Dominy (Maker)
2/12/1800-12/20/1868
Son of Nathaniel V. Married Phebe Miller on October 28, 1826. Children: Nathaniel VII (This is correct, the seventh. The family does not have a Nathaniel VI), Jerusha, Mary, Arthur, Edmond.

Place of Origin

East Hampton, New York, Long Island, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Subjects

Dominy Family Clockmaking

Materials

Bone (deer); Iron; Steel

Dimensions (inches)

7 (L) , 0.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.9 (L) , 1 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Blade length: 13.7cm, Blade width: 0.5cm.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: no. 139, p. 173.