1957.0026.217 Turning gouge, overall
  • 1957.0026.217 Turning gouge, overall
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Tool (for wood) (Turning gouge)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Creator (Role):

    Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)

    Buck Brothers (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Massachusetts, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1775-1825

  • Materials:

    Wood; Iron; Beech

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0026.217


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Object Number

1957.0026.217

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Turning gouge)

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

Buck Brothers (Maker)
1853-1913
Directory of American Toolmakers, pg 44.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

For the handle

Secondary Place of Origin

Massachusetts, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Millbury, MA For the blade.

Date

1775-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On shaft near blade; "BUCK BROS / CAST STEEL" on either side of a buck head logo, stamped incuse, mostly effaced.

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Iron; Beech

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (L) , 1.1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.5 (L) , 2.7 (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 turning chisels, see page 144-146.
[Book] Kijowski, Gene W. 1990 Directory of American Tool Makers Colonial Times to 1899.
For reference to Buck Brothers, see page 44.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
Published: p. 85-86.