Stamp, Marking
Object number2007.56.62
Datec. 1850
Mediumwood; steel
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionA small hand-held hammer-driven marking punch. A forged steel bar square section with beveled corners tapered flattened burnt chisel shape working end with finely incised country name which would produce a raised embossed legend in the stricken material. Dimensions0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 x 2.75 in. (1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 x 7 cm)InscriptionsWorking end with finely incised text: "United States".
Old HSWP type written inventory label attached: "47".
Historical NotesFound in collection. Donor: Miss Sarah Stoner 11/2-37 "Tool used by David Stoner". Probably part of accession 1675. David Stoner appears in city directory of Pittsburgh beginning in 1850: listed as carpenter located at 57 Carroll Street in Allegheny; listed intermittently until 1875. This stamp was used to name the James Gouges(?). The delicacy of lettering suggests that it was used as a relatively soft metal, i.e. brass, silicon, in a percussion trade such as clock or instrument making.
Previous owner
David Stoner
On View
Not on view
1984
Redlich Manufacturing Company
