Grafting froe, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.1487.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Smith-forged steel blade with eye formed by wrapping bar around a cylinder and hammer welding the overlap to the portion of the bar that formed the blade. Carved maple handle wedged with (roofing?) nails.

New York Mount Lebanon

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