Hoole Metal Gouge with Handle, Design 743

Object/Artifact

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Hoole Metal Gouge with Handle, Design 743

Entry/Object ID

2016.14.685

Description

Metal gouge in wood handle. Wood has dark surface, worn away in patches to show bare wood.

Use

Finishing tool for bookbinding

Collection

Hoole Machine and Engraving Works Collection

Made/Created

Place

City

Brooklyn

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Search Terms

Tools., Book ornamentation, Bookbinding, Finishing., Hand binding., Fillet., Gouge., Rolls., Stamp., Pallet.

Dimensions

Width

3 cm

Materials

Material

Copper, Wood

Material Notes

Brass?

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoole Machine and Engraving Works

Person or Organization

John R. Hoole