Shave, Edge

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Shave, Edge

Entry/Object ID

1993.2.115

Description

Leather-working tool with medium brown turned wood handle that narrows toward end. A brass ring fits on this end, into this fits a slender curved iron shank that has a rectangular groove and a narrow, U-shaped edge. Mark: "TNT" From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 252: The edge shave "is used for running along the edges of the straps and other parts of the harness to take off the sharp edge."

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1950

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Dimensions

Width

1 in

Depth

1 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Brass, Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McClay, Albert and John

Provenance

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.