Chisel
Ian Sorby
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel and wood
Measurements
315 mm (Length); 30 mm (W)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1152798
Summary
Chisel. A chisel with a steel blade stamped 'I SORBY CAST STEEL' and 'SHEFFIELD'. The chisel has a turned wooden handle with repairs to the top and is incised with two pairs of ten lines, and with a brass ferrule.
Provenance
Part of the John Williams Bequest, gifted to the National Trust in 1998.
Marks and inscriptions
Blade: I SORBY CAST STEEL / SHEFFIELD
Makers and roles
Ian Sorby, manufacturer