Rasp

Date1770-1800

MediumSteel and iron

DimensionsLength: 13 5/8" Width: 15/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, funded by Anne and Don Wing, David Stanley, Victor and Marie Cole, Roger and Eleanor Phillips, and Jay Gaynor.

Object number2003-27

DescriptionRasp with a tapering burred blade, rounded on top and flat on the bottom, with toothed edges. Narrow rectangular shank terminates in a loop.
Label TextWith hundreds of tiny burrs, the rasp would be used to abrade away any sharp edges left by edged tools, when a piece of wood, like a handle, needed to be rounded. This early example has a convenient hanging ring at its end.
MarkingsBase of the blade is partially struck with a Crown over "PH".
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Emil and Martyl Pollak.