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DS1988-1093
Compendium tool
DS1988-1093

Compendium tool

Date1775-1825
MediumIron/steel
DimensionsOH: 2"; OW: 2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1987-30
DescriptionHorseshoe-shaped tool with multi-joint attachment for eight different implements, among which are two leather punches, corkscrew, boot hook, turn screw, two awls, and horse picker. Outer frame is faceted.
Label TextThis folding tool is nearly identical to one illustrated in the Richard Timmons pattern book of 1845.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceThe Mechanick's Workbench, Marion, MA