Tool, chasing

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OBJECT TYPE: METALWORKING
DATE: 1890–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0109.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 80
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BLADES (PROBABLY CAST STEEL); WOODEN HANDLES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.7 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PRESUMABLY USED C. 1890S+. NOT USED AFTER 1995.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995.
Function: USED TO SHAPE, DECORATE AND/OR FINISH METAL OBJECTS, INCLUDING JEWELLERY AND POSSIBLY TABLEWARE.
Technical: THESE TWO HAND TOOLS WERE FOUND IN AN ATTIC IN THE BIRKS' STORE IN DOWNTOWN MONTREAL, TOGETHER WITH THE PEARL DRILL, RING BENDER, BENCH SHEARS & NECKLACE FORM..1 IS MADE FROM AN OLD FILE. PRESUMABLY THEY ARE CHASING TOOLS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 " JACK DIAMOND/ [diamond symbol]/ MADE IN/ CANADA " stamped into blade, just above handle; " R.M. " incised crudely in handle/.2 " 80 " stamped into both sides of band securing blade to handle.
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tool, chasing, circa 1890–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0109, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0109.001/

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