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Creasing Swage

Date1839-1843

Maker Wilcox & Roys

OriginAmerica, New York, Port Chester

MediumIron and steel

DimensionsOL: 16 1/2" OH: 12 5/16"

Credit LineGift of Stephen Eisenhart

Object number2014-62A&B

DescriptionAmerican-style creasing swage with two interchangeable hammers and a short fence secured by a wingscrew. One hammer has two blade-shaped ends while the other has one blade-shaped and one double-grooved end. The hammers are changed by removing the bold and wingnut at the pivot end of the swage.
Label TextCalled a creasing swage for the crease, bead or groove it imparts into a piece of sheet metal, it has many clever applications, both decorative and structural. The tool itself is a hinged set of perfectly mated hammer dies used to strike a variety of neat, narrow grooves. This is accomplished by drawing a sheet of metal through the jaws of the piece while simultaneously working the affixed hammer. Its adjustable guard controls the alignment of the metal so that a continuous, straight bead is imparted into the piece. These beads, or creases, strengthen the metal and are often used as stops for friction-fit lids and caps.
MarkingsMarked WILCOX& ROYS, PORTCHESTER NY in two lines on the post above the tang.
ProvenanceFrom the Eisenhart collection of tinsmithing tools.