Title:
Wooden drawknife
Catalog Number:
1991.99
Notes:
All-metal spokeshaves were being manufactured just before the Civil War which makes the date of this wooden spokeshave possible before the Civil War.
Description:
A wooden spokeshave with three and one-half inch metal beveled blade that is moved up and down by tapping the tangs to regulate the depth of cut.
Date:
ca 1865
Size:
H-1 W-11.5 D-1.3 inches
Inscription:
"Premium"; "Philad…?" ; "Institutes" -- black ink
"…BROOK" -- stamped.
"…BROOK" -- stamped.
KID TALK:
A spokeshave was used after a drawknife to finish the edge of wood making it very smooth.
Subjects:
Drawknives
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