Pitching chisel, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.2861.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Forged iron pitching chisel with a tool steel working end welded to iron octagonal shaft. Working surface 5/16" x 1 7/8". Head badly chipped and mushroomed.

Notes

From the blacksmith shop at the North Family, Mount Lebanon.

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

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