Maine Memory Network

Marking gauges, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1800 Media: Wood, brass, steel

Gouge, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and weld steel, wood handle

Socket chisel, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Wells Media: Cast steel, brass ferrule

Socket chisel, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Iron, welded steel

Leather slitting cutter, ca. 1826

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1826 Media: Steel, iron, brass, rosewood

Gutter adz, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1840 Location: Union Media: Forged and weld steel and wood

Depth gauge, ca. 2000

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1854 Location: Bangor Media: Cast iron, steel

Slick, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1840 Location: Belfast; Warren Media: Forged or cast steel

Socket chisel, China, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: China Media: Cast steel, wooden handle

Mortising axe, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Metal, wood

Framing chisel, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1825 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron and steel

Raceknife, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Media: Cast steel, wood

Drawshave, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Garland Media: Weld steel

Socket gouge, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Forged iron, welded cast steel, iron ferrule

Gouge, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron, steel

Chisel, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron and steel

Moulding plane, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Bangor Media: Beech, steel blade

Socket chisel, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Chesterville Media: Handforged steel, iron, wooden handle

Rounding plane, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1760 Media: Wood, steel blade

Marsh Fountain Rolmark Ink Roller, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal

Gouge, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Union Media: Cast steel, wood

Sailmaking heaver, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers, an individual partner Date: circa 1890 Location: Camden Media: Iron, wood

Froe, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Clinton Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle

Montgomery Ward Stencil, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1940 Media: Brass