Object Number 1957.0026.174

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Gimlet bit)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy V (Probable 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

1790-1830

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Iron; Hickory

Dimensions (inches)

1 (H) , 12 (L) , 1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2 (H) , 31 (L) , 2 (W)

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.
• pg 82
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: fig 14 A, pg 60