| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Carpenters' square | 61612T7 |
| 4 1/2" long blade, 3 1/2" long handle |
| unsigned |
| Dowel pointer | 22311T11 |
| 5" long, 2 3/4" wide |
| unsigned |
| This tool is also called a dowel trimmer. It is used by a chair-maker for tenon chamfering. Part |
| of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Framing square | 41212T7 |
| 24" long, 16" wide |
| signed "MITER CUTS FOR POLYGON PAT APR. 23-1901" |
| This framing square is marked with metric measurements but has no maker’s mark. The |
| measurements include "HEXAGON 24-14 HEPTAGON 24-11 1 2 OCTAGON 24-10 NANAGON |
| 24-8 5 8 DECAGON 24-7 3 4 UNDECAGON 24-7 DODECAGON 24-6 1 2". The patent was |
| assigned to Moses Nicholls of Glenwood, Iowa and may be viewed here: |
| http://www.google.com/patents?id=tu5IAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=672455&hl=en&sa |
| =X&ei=hyC1T63qO8-IhQenroHwDQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Hand vise | 61612T1 |
| 4" long, 2 3/8" wide, 1 1/8" wide clamp jaws |
| signed "H. BOKER" "W.P. WENTWORTH" |
| H. Boker was the US affiliate of a German company. Its working dates were 1837-1969. William |
| P. Wentworth, Seneca Falls, NY, held patent 214,071 for the clamping device for this vise, |
| which is used for filing saws. View the patent here: |
| http://www.google.com/patents?id=bEdRAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=wentworth+apr.+8+1879&hl |
| =en&sa=X&ei=p8zpT_CiE4nXtAbd- |
| YH7DQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=wentworth%20apr.%208%201879&f=fals |
| Mounted saw set | 81713T1 |
| 21 1/2" long, 5" wide, 3" high |
| unsigned |
| Nail puller | 31808SLP26 |
| 6 3/4" long | photo | photo |
| signed "THE BRIDGEPORT HDWE MFG. CORP" "MADE IN U.S.A" and on the other side |
| "BABY TERRIER" "WARRANTED FORGED STEEL" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) states that this company was located in Bridgeport, CT. Baby Terrier was |
| one of their brand names. |
| Pinch dog | 22411T13 |
| 5" long, 3 1/4" wide |
| signed "F C RAND" possibly an owner's mark |
| This dog has three points. Pinch dogs are used like clamps to draw two pieces of wood |
| together for gluing. |
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