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OBJECT TYPE: STRAIGHT EDGE/SOCKET
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0865.001

MANUFACTURER: GREAVES, WILLIAM
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BLADE/ OAK (?) HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.8 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GREAVES
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY C.1890-1940S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CUT & LEVER OUT WASTE IN A DEEPLY CUT MORTICE.
Technical: MORTISING CHISELS HAVE AN EXTRA, THICK BLADE, AND A STOUT HANDLE WHICH CAN WITHSTAND THE BLOWS OF A MALLET. THE HANDLE IS OFTEN HOOPED, TO REINFORCE IT. HEAVIER CHISELS, LIKE THIS ONE, ARE MADE WITH A DEEP IRON SOCKET, INTO WHICH THE WOODEN HANDLE SHAFT ISFITTED. THIS TYPE COMMONLY USED FOR REMOVING CORE IN WHEEL HUB
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S MARKINGS STAMPED INTO CHISEL HEAD ONLY PARTIALLY LEGIBLE. STAMPED ON FRONT: 'Wm GREAVES/ SHE_____D'; ON BACK: '___EE__ER/ BORA__D/ STEEL'
Missing: NONE
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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GREAVES, WILLIAM, Chisel, before 1900, Artifact no. 1986.0865, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0865.001/

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