| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Mast shave | 120907T4 |
| 25" long, 2" wide blade, 5 1/2" handles |
| signed "L & T WHITE" "18*7" "BUFFALO N.Y." and "6" on the other side |
| This mast shave shows a very obvious weld line running parallel to the blade on its back side. |
| Sail-makers' bodkin | 31112T3 |
| 7 1/2" long, 1 1/2" wide |
| unsigned |
| Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Sailmakers' kit | 42012T6 |
| signed "Patent" "FORGED" "Cast Steel" "SAIL NEEDLES No 14" |
| and an image of an anchor |
| The kit contains: 3 paper packs of needles tied together with twine, 38 loose needles, 2 |
| sailmakers (thimble) palms, and 1 wooden needle case with miscellaneous needles and thread |
| inside. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Shipwrights' bench clamp | 81713T8 |
| 11 3/4" tall, 4 3/4" wide, 3/4" thick |
| signed "R.F.AD" |
| Caulking iron (2) | 120907T8 |
| 7" long, 2" wide and 6" long, 1" wide | bio |
| signed "C. DREW & CO" and "CAST STEEL" |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Axes and Hatchets |
| Box hatchet | 22411T7 |
| 14" long, 5" x 1" head |
| unsigned |
| It is also known as a barrel hatchet. |
| Broad ax head | 31811T13 |
| 10 1/4" long, 7 1/4" wide |
| signed "J EMERY" and "C STEEL" |
| An H. Emery is listed as an edge toolmaker in Buxton, ME, 1849 (Nelson 1999, 260). |
| Double bit ax | 51615T1 |
| 8 3/4" long, 1" thick, 4 1/4" edges |
| unsigned |
| This ax was forged from two different metals with the harder steel being used for the bits. Wear |
| over time has caused the softer metal to pit considerably while the outer edges are still |
| | 22 |