Chisel
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FIRMER/BEVELLED EDGE
- DATE
- 1890–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.1998.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- steel (?) blade; wooden handle; leather pad
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 2.8 cm
- Height
- 2.7 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940; possibly also used earlier/ later.
- Canada
-
Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] - Function
-
Used to cut into and shape wood. - Technical
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Example of typical firmer chisel, having parallel blade with square cutting edge. Wooden handle end is flattened as a result of being struck with a mallet. Leather covering on handle end is designed to absorb shock, and reduce splitting. [Ref. 3] Similar style of construction, finish and handle to 2004.1994. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "J. ANTHONY" stamped repeatedly into handle.
- Missing
- None evident.
- Finish
- Steel blade; hardwood handle; leather pad.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Chisel, circa 1890–1940, Artifact no. 2004.1998, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1998.001/
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