General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

steel (?) blade; wooden handle

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.5 cm

Width

2.3 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Addis

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used by J. Anthony c. late 1890s- late 1940s; possibly also used as early as 1879.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] S.J Addis was a brother of J.B. Addidof J.B. Addis and Sons. The brothers co-produced the tools until S.J's death. [Ref. 2]

Function

Used for cutting deeply into surface of wood.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" [logo- illegible]/J. Addis " and "ENGLAND" stamped on shaft. " J. ANTHONY" stamped into handle; "70" printed by hand in blue grease pencil, at handle at attachment point with handle.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Metal [probably steel]; turned wood handle

Decoration

N/A