BRACE & BIT, Spofford

T1980.43.a-b

a) Metal brace as per R.A. Salaman 'Dict. of Tools', p. 99 and ill. p. 90 fig 144f. Spofford or split-socket pattern brace with metal head and swollen iron handle. The split foot screw is not original - prob. was thumbscrew.
b) Bit with square tang.
Brace is similar to 'Mathieson's All Steel Spofford Fencing Brace' illustrated in Baird's 1939 Catalogue, p. 8.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: T1980.43.a-b
Accession Date: 1 Jan 1970
Credit: Mr AC Turner

Material

Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

dimensions28 x 15cm
length200mm

 

 

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