Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown 19-May-
Tools
Metal file 5616T1
11 11/16" long, 1" wide, 3/16" thick
signed "NICHOLSON U.S.A. MADE IN U.S.A." "AXE"
Rasp 101213T3
13 1/8" long, 1" wide, 1/4" thick
signed "BLACK DIAMOND WORKS C&H BARNETT U.S.A."
Barnett was established in 1863.
Rasp 102512T19
18" long, 12" long and 1 1/4" wide blade
signed "W. E" on the tang with the rest hidden under the handle and "AOG" owner's mark
Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co.
Riffler file 102012T10
6 1/2" long, 3/8" wide
signed with an obscured mark
Riffler file 102012T8
11" long, 1/2" wide
signed with an obscured mark
Round cut metal file 31212T10
8" long, 3/8" wide
signed "A.H. SWISS U.S.A. 00"
Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co.
Single cut square file 102012T4
12 1/2" long, 5/16" wide
signed "MCCAFFREY PHILADA"
McCaffrey Bro. was founded by Hugh McCaffrey (born 1843 in Ireland, died 1919). Brothers
John, Henry, James, and possibly Arthur were his partners. Founded in 1863, by 1896 they had
become the McCaffrey File Company, which stayed open until 1933. They also used the
name Pennsylvania File Works (Nelson 1999, 523).
Single cut triangle file 102012T7
5 3/8" long, 2 7/8" long handle, 3/4" wide
unsigned
Square bastard file 30911T2
17" long
unsigned
The cut of the file refers to how fine its teeth are. They are defined from roughest to smoothest
as: rough, middle, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth.

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