Goodell Brothers Multi-Tool

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Goodell Brothers Multi-Tool

Entry/Object ID

2011.533

Description

A wooden handle, with a metal circle at the base of the handle, and a metal tip. The metal tip of the handle screws off, revealing the four metal clamps for holding the bits. The tag states that the bits are inside the handle, but it is unclear how the handle opens.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Goodell Brothers Company

Date made

circa 1891

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark, Inscription

Location

Around the edge of the metal base

Transcription

Goodell Brothers, Greenfield, Mass. Patented Nov. 17, 1891 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Combination

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

695

Dimensions

Length

4-3/4 in

Circumference

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair