Name/Title
ChiselEntry/Object ID
1993.2.107Description
Double ended, drawer lock chisel with long rectangular handle. Top of handle has one flat side and one long pointed side. On bottom is a kind of blade.
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 138:
The drawer lock chisel "is used for chopping out the recess to take the lock and bolt of drawer locks when there is insufficient room to use an ordinary chisel. In a confined space, the back of the chisel can be struck with the side of the hammer."
The double ended drawer lock is described as "a square bar of steel 6 x 3/8 in. with chisel ends bent 'at mock' with another (i.e. are sharpened edge is at right angles to the other)."Dimensions
Width
2-1/2 inDepth
3/4 inLength
6-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McClay, Albert and JohnProvenance
Notes
Object owned and used by John McClay, circa 1854 and his son, Albert McClay, circa 1908-1977. Object donated, in 1993, by Wayne Cunningham, son-in-law to Albert McClay.