Splitting Chisel

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Splitting Chisel

Entry/Object ID

1999.1

Description

Metal splitting chisel. The chisel is triangular with a thick point and a narrow blade opposite.

Use

Used to split slate

Context

Used by Gordon Fitzgerald in West Pawlet, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1999.1

Source or Donor

Offensend, Dorothy Rosalie Backus (1917-2006)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Chisel, Splitting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chisel, Stone

Nomenclature Class

Masonry & Stoneworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Material

Steel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fitzgerald, Gordon

Related Places

Place

City

Pawlet

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America