Hubert Duca Blacksmith Shop

Print, Photographic
0011.9.1
Duca Family
Photograph of Duca family. Girl standing in back is Mamie; Next row is Hubert and Mary Duca; Ida is sitting on Hubert's lap; Henry is standing on the right side of his mother; Anna is standing in the front center.... View Full Record
Chair, Captain's
1991.65
Duca Blacksmith Shop chair
Green wooden captain's chair with saddle seat and a curved back with vertical spindles. Wire supports have been added to chair.... View Full Record
Forge, Blacksmith's
1992.17
Al Forney's blacksmith forge.
Portable blacksmith forge with a hand-driven blow and an attached heavy gauge steel shield, roof, and chimney set on three legs.... View Full Record
Forge, Blacksmith's
1992.153
Cannedy-Otto blacksmith forge
Portable blacksmith forge on three metal legs with crank-driven blower.... View Full Record
Tongs, Pincer
1992.16.2
Enderes cutting nippers
Blacksmith cutting nippers with round handles bent away from center.... View Full Record
Tongs, Hammer
0005.1.1
Pike River Quarry blacksmith tongs
Hand forged hammer tongs with long round handles and long pincher forked jaws at end used for engaging holes of hammerheads during forging.... View Full Record
Tongs, Side
1992.16.4
Side tongs
Hand forged bent-bit or side tongs used to hold iron parallel to tongs.... View Full Record
Tongs, Pincer
1992.16.3
Blacksmith pincher
Blacksmith pincer having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot used for gripping and cutting.... View Full Record
Tongs, Flat
1992.16.5
Flat tongs
Hand forged straight lipped tongs with two long handles and two flat pivoting jaws used by blacksmiths for grasping iron.... View Full Record
Anvil
1992.16.1
Blacksmith anvil
Blacksmith anvil with horn at one end , a cutoff hardie in the round hole and another square hole for holding other blacksmith tools.... View Full Record
Chisel, Hot
0011.10.1
Hot chisel
Hot chisel with wood handle used by blacksmith for cutting molten steel.... View Full Record
Hammer, Forging
0011.10.2
Blacksmith hammer
2 pound blacksmith hammer used to forge malleable steel.... View Full Record
Hammer, Forging
0011.10.3
Square headed hammer
Double square headed hammer with flat ends.... View Full Record
Vise, Blacksmith's
2008.5
Black smith's leg vice from Charlie Anderson's Blacksmith Shop
Black smith's leg vice from Charlie Anderson's Blacksmith Shop located NW of Amberg on Old 38 North.... View Full Record
Press, Drill
0011.1
Champion post drill
Champion no. 102 blacksmith self or manual feed post drill belt driven with swing away table, chuck, and key.... View Full Record
Press, Drill
0011.2
Post drill
Champion no. 96 multi-speed self feeding blacksmith post drill with hand crank and side wheel to turn drill mounted on original post.... View Full Record
Drill, Metalworking
1991.47.2
Hand cranked blacksmith post drill
Blacksmith horizontal bench drill with hand crank to turn drill and wheel at top to move drill bit up or down by turning. There are no gears so drill turns the same speed as the crank is turned.... View Full Record
Press, Drill
0011.3
Model E29 Canedy-Otto drill press with electric motor and three step pulley to change speeds by moving leather belt. Contains a 3/8 inch Jacobs chuck. Steel table moves up and down to adjust height.... View Full Record
Horseshoe
0011.10.4
Blacksmith forged horseshoe
A hot horseshoe which was heated in a forge and bent to fit the correct size of a horse's hoof. After fitting the shoe is cooled in water and nailed to the white line of the hoof.... View Full Record
Tongs, Fireplace
2010.23
Cinder tongs
Iron tongs that appear to be made by a blacksmith with possible uses for removing cinders or clinkers from coal burning stoves.... View Full Record
Knocker, Snow
1995.44.1
Hand forged hammer with belt buckle
A hand forged snow knocker with steel handle and a clip made to hang from a harness.... View Full Record
Tongs, Pickup
1998.21
Blacksmith forged tool
Hand forged tool with two handles, rivet, and pointed ends. Use unknown.... View Full Record
Grinder, Cylindrical
1998.38.1
Luther bench grinder
Hand crank Tool Grinders model 7 grinder with screw clamp to attach to work bench.... View Full Record
Grindstone
0011.10.8
Self built grindstone
Grindstone with had crank set on wooded frame with two roller bearings.... View Full Record
Grindstone
0011.10.9
Grindstone
Grindstone with angle iron frame powered by double treadles.... View Full Record
Grinder, Mower Knife
1994.31
Sickle and tool grinder
A combination hand cranked sickle mower with a beveled corundum grinding stone and a second grinding wheel at the end possibly used for sharpening disk or harrow blades.... View Full Record
Lantern, Kerosene
1991.40
Dietz kerosene lantern
Dietz No. 2 D-Lite kerosene lantern with an original glass globe.... View Full Record
Tongs, Bending
1991.50
Chain link spreader
Tongs with a long round handle and hooked ends that close to hold onto round rods possibly used to spread bend large chain link.... View Full Record
Machine, Rivet Making
0011.10.5
Harness riveting machine
Rivet making machine that forms a tubular rivet by pushing down on the lever which punches the hole and completes the rivet. Hollow rivets were used on harnesses enabling the harness to be repaired while still attached around a horse.... View Full Record
Torch, Gasoline
2003.6.1
Turner blow torch
Turner model 150 gasoline blow torch with brass tank and red wood handle. Gasoline blow torches were used by plumbers to heat lead, by electricians to heat soldering irons, by painters to remove paint, and other general heating purposes. In order to... View Full Record
Torch, Gasoline
1992.1
Handmade blow torch
The handmade blow torch consists of the bottom, top, and handle of a Turner gasoline torch soldered to a Hills Bros coffee can. Instead of the usual pump to create pressure in the tank, this handmade torch has an air valve to add pressure from an air... View Full Record
Iron, Soldering
1993.1.1
Solder Iron
Solder iron with a copper tip attached to a steel rod with a wood handle. The iron had to be preheated before use.... View Full Record
Ladle, Hot Metal
2009.17.2
Lead pouring labels
1 pair of pouring ladles used by John Downing to pour lead and seal drain pipes and other plumbing applications.... View Full Record
Hammer
1991.98.13
Frank DeKelver's babbitt hammer
Babbitt hammer with a metal handle and a head made of lead and tin used to make a soft blow that limits scratching or marring surface of work piece.... View Full Record
Ingot
2010.16.1
Babbitt ingot
A babbitt ingot also known as bearing metal or "white metal." Contains the company motto, "Try Hoo-Hoo Babbitt & You'l Get the Habit."... View Full Record
Hubcap
2001.5
Maxwell hubcap
Brass screw-on hubcap from a Maxwell automobile.... View Full Record
Stove, Finishing
2010.16.2
Dixon stove polish
A graphite polish used in polishing cast iron stoves, grates, and ranges. A further suggested use listed on label was for lubricating wagon axles.... View Full Record
Wrench, Monkey
0011.10.6
Monkey wrench
Monkey wrench with screw adjuster and wood handle.... View Full Record
Wrench, Monkey
2000.18.1
Girard monkey wrench
Adjustable wrench made of forged steel with screw adjuster and wood handle.... View Full Record
Wrench, Socket
2004.15.1
Socket wrench with "T" handle
Socket wrench with "T" handle with 1/2 inch socket believed to have been used at the CCC camp in Dunbar.... View Full Record
Wrench, Combination
2004.15.2
"Crocodile" combination wrench
A combination alligator for gripping objects and thread cutter which cuts 5/16, 3/8, and 1/2 inch threads believed to have been used at the CCC camp in Dunbar.... View Full Record
Wrench
0011.10.10
1916 Buick valve spring wrench.
1916 Buick valve spring wrench.... View Full Record
Wrench, Combination
0011.10.12
A combination adjustable nut and pipe wrench with a handle consisting of leather rings.... View Full Record
Last, Shoe
1994.6
Shoe last and stand
Shoe last with stand used by a cobbler to hold a shoe that is being repaired.... View Full Record
Hammer, Cobbler's
0011.10.7
Sears & Roebuck Cobllers's Hammer
Head from cobbler's hammer sold by Sears & Roebuck.... View Full Record
Tongs, Ice
1993.5
Ice tongs
Drop forged steel ice tongs used to lift 200 pound ice blocks.... View Full Record