SPOKESHAVE, Carpenter's/Shipwright's, wood

H2009.58

Cutting iron mounted into two tapered holes horizontally in a straight beech? wood stock, shaped and cut away at each end to form two ‘winged’ handles. Used for cleaning wood. ‘EARLY WOODEN/SPOKESHAVE./SHIPWRIGHT &/CARPENTER SHAPEING/TOOL 1800s/EDIBB/KARDINYA/006 handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper/card label with black ink diagram of spokeshave.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2009.58
Accession Date: 27 Oct 2009
Acquisition Year: 2009
Credit: Donated by E Dibb

Material

Beechwood/Wood0 - Whole
Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

length270mm
width30mm

 


 

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