Carpenters Brace

Name/Title

Carpenters Brace

Entry/Object ID

1983.117.001

Description

Brace Made C.1860 of 2 Heavy Brass Castings Which Form the 2 Angles of the Sweep, the Lower 1 Containing the Chuck. They Are Joined By a Steel Rod on Which a Wooden Handle Revolves. Upper Casting Has a Revolving Wooden Head. Hollow Castings and All Other Wood Ebony. Stamped on Lower Frame: William Marples Sole Manufacturer of the Ultimatum Framed Brace Sheffield. on Upper Frame: By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. on Brass Knob on Head: William Marples Hibernia Works Sheffield 3 Screws Missing. Cracks in Upper Ebony, Chips Out of Head.

Collection

Tools Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brace

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Supporting Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Search Terms

Sign

Material

Brass