Gouge, Carving

Object number99.83.19

Datec. 1900

MediumSteel; Wood

Credit LineGift of Charles and Grace Duke

DescriptionU-shaped, elongated blade attached to a wooden handle. Maker's mark stamped on inside of blade.Dimensions2.5 x 1.375 x 14.375 in. (6.4 x 3.5 x 36.5 cm)
Marks"James Swan" stamped on inside of blade.
Historical NotesUsed to remove wood for a groove or trough.Label TextThe Duke family used these tools in their Elizabeth, Pa., boat building business. More than 250 of the 300 steamboats working the western rivers by 1836 were built in Pittsburgh, Brownsville, or Elizabeth.

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