Caulking iron, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.3138.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Dog-leg iron of forged (?) steel. Blade is 15/16" wide with thickness tapering to about 3/16" at working end. Dog-leg forms transition from flat blade to octagonal shaft. Head was tapered a bit from octagonal to circular.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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