Gouge
Robert Sorby
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal and brass
Measurements
260 mm (Height); 25 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Sheffield
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1153407.19
Summary
Gouge. A wooden handled gouge with a brass collar.
Provenance
Part of the John Williams Bequest, gifted to the National Trust in 1998.
Marks and inscriptions
On blade: ROST[...] ORBY / CAST STEEL / [Maltese cross and kangaroo picture] On handle: KANGAROO / BRAND / ROBERT SORBY / & SONS LTD / SHEFFIELD ENGLAND [picture of kangaroo]
Makers and roles
Robert Sorby, manufacturer