Name | Late 19th Century American graver |
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Catalog ID | HCM4819 | |
Year | circa 1889 | |
Description | Fancy dark wood handle, with flat on bottom, stamped "PAT.MAR.12 1889". The handle is hollowed from the front, and has seven lines turned into the outside. There is a decorative (???) about an inch from the back of the handle. The handle has a groove down the entire length on the bottom, which fits the angles of the graver. A German silver split-sleeve, with simple scrolls engraved on the corners, holds the graver into the handle. The sleeve is stamped "GUARANTEED | EZRA BOWMAN & CO. | LANCASTER PA. | PAT MAR.12.1889". The graver itself is square, with the bottom corner ground flat. The front is ground to a knife blade shape. The rear is forged into a rounded shape, to fit the handle. It is stamped "Stehman Jenks & Stehman" on one side, and "Lanc'r.Pa." on the other. The sleeve makes the graver length adjustable. See John Wundes' patent 399,641 |
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Added | 2021-01-06 00:33:52 (updated 2021-01-06 00:40:35) |