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2020-20,7, Swage
Bolt or Screw Head Swage
2020-20,7, Swage

Bolt or Screw Head Swage

Date1750-1850
OriginAmerica
MediumIron and steel
DimensionsHeight: 4 3/8" Working surface: 2 7/16" x 1 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Diane E. Schwarz
Object number2020-20,7
DescriptionSwage with a square-section shank and a rectangular head bearing the bottom half of a cavity shaped like a bolt or screw head.
Label TextUsed in conjunction with the corresponding top swage, this anvil-mounted tool was used to begin the process of forging large screws or bolts.
ProvenanceFrom the Diane and Kenneth Schwarz collection of early American blacksmithing tools.