Drawknife

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Drawknife

Entry/Object ID

2008.10.1

Description

Drawshave consisting of two turned handles connected by a black-lacquered piece of wood with an inset blade.

Context

Used by Alson Milo Brewer in Tunbridge, Vermont, or Fayette, Indiana

Acquisition

Accession

2008.10

Source or Donor

Wooldridge, Gene, Wooldridge, R. Ilene

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Lysle A. Wooldridge

Made/Created

Manufacturer

D. R. Barton

Date made

1849 - 1874

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drawknife

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Woodworking

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-3/4 in

Depth

2 in

Length

19 in

Material

Wood, Steel, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brewer, Alson Milo (1842-1908)

Related Places

Place

Town

Tunbridge

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America