Tool (for metals) (Folding machine)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Creator (Role):

    Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Plantsville, Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1874-1900

  • Materials:

    Iron; Brass; Wood

  • Museum Object Number:

    1972.0289.037


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1972.0289.037

Object Name

Tool (for metals) (Folding machine)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company (Maker)
Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. manufactured tinsmith tools and machines. Bibliography: EAIA Directory of American Tool Makers, 1990, pg. 238.

Place of Origin

Plantsville, Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1874-1900

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Top, on brass plaque; "MADE BY / THE PECK STOW / & WILCOX CO. / PLANTSVILLE CT." in raised capitals.
2. Mark ; Top surface; "PATENTED. AUG. 4. 1868" incised.
3. Mark ; Top surface; "EXTEND. FEB. 28. 1874." incised.
4. Mark; Top surface; "N\o 10800" incised.

Materials

Iron; Brass; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

14.875 (H) , 29 (L) , 17.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.782 (H) , 73.66 (L) , 45.085 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Demer, John H. 12//1973 "How Tinsmiths Used Their Tools". The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc. 26 (4): 49-57.
See fig. 12, p.51.