Object Number 1957.0026.143

Object Name

Tool (Plug cutting bit)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)
1770-1852
Married Temperance Miller c. 1794. Children: John, Nancy, Felix

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1830

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Iron; Ash

Dimensions (inches)

11.6 (L) , 1 (W) , 1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.5 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 2.5 (Diam)

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.
• For a description of plug cutting bits, see entry for annular bit, page 77.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: no. 18, p. 62.