Name/Title
Bench screw, partialEntry/Object ID
2024.04.82Description
Metal bench screw from a vice, clamp or workbench manufactured by the Ohio Tool Company of Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. The metal handle is bent. The name of the manufacturer is raised on the tool's flange.Context
The Ohio Tool Company was founded in Columbus Ohio in 1851 by Peter Hayden, of P. Hayden & Co. which had been doing business since 1842, and various associates. The company continued P. Hayden & Company’s tradition of often using prison labor for the production of tools. They used imprison labor from 1841 to 1880 when the use of prison labor stopped. In 1893 the company merged with the Auburn Tool Company of New York, themselves a frequent employer of prison labor. In 1913 the Ohio factory was destroyed by a flood. A new factory was opened in Charleston, WV the following year. The company ceased business in 1920.
Source: https://www.timetestedtools.net/2016/01/27/ohio-tools-planes-and-some-history/Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.04Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLocation
* Untyped Location
Sec 3E Shelf S20Create Date
August 26, 2024Update Date
August 27, 2024
