Chisel
Ian Sorby
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and wood
Measurements
255 mm (Length); 13 mm (width)
Place of origin
Sheffield
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1152857
Summary
Chisel. A chisel with a 1/2 inch blade stamped 'IAN SORBY SHEFFIELD', and a brass ferrule. The chisel has a turned wooden handle incised with two bands of six lines, and a leather cap to the top of the blade.
Provenance
Part of the John Williams Bequest, gifted to the National Trust in 1998.
Marks and inscriptions
Blade: IAN SORBY SHEFFIELD
Makers and roles
Ian Sorby, manufacturer