Gear Cutter

Name/Title

Gear Cutter

Entry/Object ID

2023.19.4a-c

Description

Small metal gear cutter. It is round with 24 spokes around the outside. It is accompanied by a circular tin case that is printed with an illustration of a machine and the words, "ORIGINAL GEAR SHAPER CUTTER / THE FELLOWS GEAR SHAPER CO. SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT, U.S.A." There are several strips of heavy cardboard around the interior edge of the case to make the cavity smaller.

Context

Used by Fellows Gear Shaper Company in North Springfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.19

Source or Donor

Inglese, Martha Lemmon

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Fellows Gear Shaper Company

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Gear Cutting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Machine, Metalworking

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Metal