Buttonhole chisel, Sabbathday Lake, ME

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Object ID:

1956.7961.1

Community:

Maine, Sabbathday Lake

Description

Forged steel buttonhole chisel blade, 21/32" wide, set into a between-centers turned maple (Acer spp.) handle.

Notes

The donor purchased this piece from the Sabbathday Lake Shakers, who told her that it was made there prior to 1798.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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