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Bottom Swage

Date1750-1850

OriginAmerica

MediumIron and steel

DimensionsHeight: 4 3/8" Working surface: 3 3/16" x 2 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Diane E. Schwarz

Object number2020-20,9

DescriptionBottom swage with a square-section shank and a rectangular head bearing a deep rounded channel running it's full length.
Label TextWhen used with the corresponding top swage, this anvil-mounted tool was used to round rough forgings into long cylindrical shapes like rods.
MarkingsOne end punched with five dots arranged die-style (2/1/2).
ProvenanceFrom the Diane and Kenneth Schwarz collection of early American blacksmithing tools.