Tool, Blacksmith's

Name/Title

Tool, Blacksmith's

Description

" A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane, copyright 1964, Pgs. 90-91" handles are very thin and narrow, at the jaws one is straight and the other is half a circle said to be used to hold any type of metal that you wanted to sharpen.

Use

above

Collection

Leonard V. Bogeman

Acquisition

Accession

1984.048

Source or Donor

Leonard V. Bogeman

Acquisition Method

Donation

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 23, 2001

Notes

Mr. Bogeman was born July 30, 1895 and started smithing at age 16 as an apprentice for John Miller. Mr. Bogeman died Jan. 22, 1988

Create Date

March 23, 2001

Update Date

April 14, 2004