General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL WITH WOOD HANDLE/.2-.3 METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.7 cm

Width

3.6 cm

Height

3.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

North

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS COLLECTION OF TOOLS BELONGED TO A CARPENTER WHO EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND IN 1910 & SETTLED IN MOOSE JAW, SASK./ THE TOOL CHEST & MOST OF THE TOOLS WERE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM ENGLAND & USED TOBUILD HIS 1ST 2 HOUSES AS WELL AS SOME FURNITURE.

Function

TO TURN SCREWS WITH - THIS STYLE ALLOWED A SCREW TO BE DRIVEN IN OR OUT BY SIMPLE PUSHING THE HANDLE DOWNWARDS/ IT COULD ALSO BE LOCKED & USED AS A REGULAR SCREWDRIVER

Technical

THIS DESIGN ALLOWED FOR A SCREW TO BE DRIVEN BY SIMPLY PUSHING ON THE HANDLE, RATHER THAN HAVING TO TURN IT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED '"YANKEE" NO.30/ NORTH BROS. MFG. CO./ PHILA. PA. U.S.A./ PAT. APR. 16, 95 - NOV.2, 97/ SEP.15, 99 - OCT.9, 00/ MAY 1,06 - NOV.[3], 08'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 HANDLE APPEARS VARNISHED, SHANK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLATED WITH CHROME-LIKE FINISH, SOME OF THIS NOW RUBBED OFF & SHOWING BRASS COLOUR UNDERNEATH/ END & INNER SHANK ARE SILVER-GREY COLOUR/ 2-.3 SILVER-GREY WITH SOME DARKER GREY & SOME RUSTY CORROSION

Decoration

CROSS HATCH PATTERN ON SOCKET FOR BLADES