Mandrel Stake
Date1780-1880
OriginAmerica
MediumMaple
DimensionsOL: 21 1/2" OH: 13" Maximum diameter: 3"
Credit LineGift of Stephen Eisenhart
Object number2014-50
DescriptionTinsmith's mandrel stake with one short cylindrical end and one long, tapered end. Its squared post is inlet and pegged into the body of the stake.Label TextWooden tin-working tools like this stake were used to "true up" hollow cylindrical or small tapering forms like cans and slope-sided mugs. Additionally, they could be used as a supporting surface on which to solder the seam on these tin forms. Since these wore out much more quickly than steel and iron stakes, early examples rarely survive today.
ProvenanceFrom the Eisenhart collection of tinsmithing tools.
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