Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown 19-May-
Tools
Gouge 41915T8
12 3/4" long, 5 7/8" handle, 1/2" edge bio
signed "BUCKBROTHERS"
Box scraper 22411T1
14" long, 4" wide bio
signed "C DREW & CO" and "CAST STEEL"
SubCategor Woodworking: Edge Tools - Imported Cast

Steel
Carpenters' tanged gouge 92112T1
9" long, 4 3/4" long blade, 1/2" wide cutting edge
signed "G W & T * EADON" "CAST STEEL"
This outside bevel straight edge gouge has an octagonal handle.
Chisel 3312T10
13 1/2" long
signed "INo/ CUTLER" "CAST STEEL" and a stamped crest with "V" on the left side, "R" on
the other side
It has a tang type shank. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co.
Chisel 3312T9
12" long
signed "W.GRAVES & SONS" "SCMSAFWORKS" "ELECTRO" "EDRACIL" and "STEEL"
Some of the marks are hard to make out. This appears to be a late 19th century example of
steel produced in an early electric arc furnace. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co.
Firmer chisel 92112T3
signed "T. SYER WARRANTED"
Thomas J. Syer wroked out of 21 Finsbury St., London, circa 1880 - 1890 and 45 Wilson St,
Finsubry Square circa 1890-1911. They made cabinets, vices, chisels, planes, and offered
other services. Syer ran the Finsbury Practical School of Amateur Mechanics (Goodman 1964,
Paring chisel 31212T8
8 1/4" long, 1/4" wide edge
signed "BARTON BROS. SHEFFIELD CARBONIZED CAST STEEL"
Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co.
SubCategor Woodworking: Edge Tools Made in Maine
Drawknife 22411T6
13 1/2" long, 5" long handles, 7 1/2" long blade
signed "J. T. BUDGE"
This drawknife is handmade from an old file. Possibly Budge was the maker/owner. The
Penobscot County ME Archives History - Businesses listings for Lee in 1883 has J. T. Budge as
a blacksmith. The Maine Register of 1889 lists J. T. Budge & Son as blacksmiths in Lee, Maine.

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