Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
Tools |
Felling ax | 91320T9 |
26 1/2" long, 6" long head, 3 1/8" edge | photo |
signed "I. LOGAN" |
From the collection of Roger Majorowicz. |
Felling ax | 91320T11 |
28 3/4" long, 7" long head, 4 3/8" edge | photo |
signed "R. KING CAST STEEL" |
R. King worked in Canton, CT (DATM). From the collection of Roger Majorowicz. |
Hatchet | 3091112 |
12" long handle, 5 1/4" long, 2 1/4" wide, 1" thick blade |
unsigned |
This hatchet was used in a trade, perhaps by a plasterer. |
Hatchet | 31311T3 |
3 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide head |
unsigned |
This hatchet has a broad-shaped head and might have been used for shingling as it has a nail |
puller notch. |
Hatchet | 22512T7 |
13" long, 4 1/2" wide head | bio |
signed "UNDERHILL EDGE TOOL Co" "WARRENTED CAST STEEL" |
Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
Hatchet mold | 101511T1 |
6.5" long, 3 3/4" long blade |
unsigned |
This incompletely drop-forged untrimmed hatched is still within its mold. Its casting pattern |
clearly indicates the drop-forging process prior to the steeling of its edge by quenching and |
tempering. This is from the Ed Shaw collection of Peavey edge tools. |
Packing hatchet | 31311T8 |
11" long, 5" x 3" head |
signed "F" |
This hatchet is used to assemble wood boxes or crates. |
Shingling hatchet | 122013T1 |
3" edge, 5 1/4" long head, 10" long overall |
signed "J._____S CAST STEEL WARRANTED" |
This shingling hatchet has an obscured maker's mark. |
Shingling hatchet | 30311T4 |
7" long, 2 1/2" wide blade |
unsigned |
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