Socket chisel, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

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Socket chisel, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1952.5876.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Makers

J.E. Merrill

Description

Cast steel socket chisel which has wooden handle. At some point handle was cut off flush with mouth of tapered socket and chisel was then used by pounding on the socket. Convex back. Blade has tool steel insert hammer-welded to its face.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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