Screwdriver

Name/Title

Screwdriver

Description

Screwdriver with a wooden handle which terminates in a knob flattened on both sides. Has a brass ferule covering juncture between the metal shank and the wooden handle.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Date made

1870 - 1890

Time Period

Mid to late 19th century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Location

on widest point of metal shank

Transcription

is largely illegible because of corrosion

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

37 cm

Dimension Notes

Length of wooden handle: 15.8 cm. Visible length of metal shank: 21.2 cm

Material

Metal (steel), Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good