Contributed by Davistown Museum
Description
J. Gray is from Kingston, MA, ca. 1849. He made edge tools used by the Rochester, MA, shipbuilders to create the
New Bedford Whaling ships. Did he use imported English cast steel or a local source of slightly inferior American
cast steel? The primitive hand forged appearance of this gouge suggests that it may have been made prior to the
working dates listed by DATM -- was there more than one J. Gray working in Kingston, MA, which was a center of
edge tool production utilizing local bog iron beginning at least as early as the mid-18th century?
Size: 15 2/8" long including 4 3/4" long wooden handle, 5/8" wide.
Marked: "J. GRAY CAST STEEL"
About This Item
- Title: Socket gouge, ca. 1850
- Creator: J. Gray
- Creation Date: circa 1850
- Subject Date: circa 1850
- Location: MA
- Media: Forged iron, welded cast steel, iron ferrule
- Local Code: 102904T13
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
Other Keywords
For more information about this item, contact:
Davistown MuseumPO Box 346, 58 Main Street #4, Liberty, ME 04949
(207) 288-5126
Website
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights, but the holding organization is contractually obligated to limit use. For more information, please contact the contributing organization. However, watermarked Maine Memory Network images may be used for educational purposes.
Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.
