Contributed by an individual through Maine Historical Society
Description
William Webb, a brass maker in Warren in the mid-nineteenth century, used these tools to burnish, or polish, metalwork. The tool on the left would have been highly polished and was used to shine metal. The tool on the right has a stone tip and was used for brightening a surface.
About This Item
- Title: Burnishing tools, ca. 1840
- Creation Date: circa 1840
- Subject Date: circa 1840
- Location: Warren, Knox County, ME
- Media: Wood, metal
- Local Code: Private
- Collection: Private collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Brasswork--Maine
- Brass industry--Maine--Warren
- Webb, William, 1773-1868--Associated objects
- Equipment
- Brass founders
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