Port & River — 1700-1775
Chisel, shipwright's cold chisel
Iron cold chisel. Recovered from the Thames foreshore at Custom House Quay. Cold chisels usually have an octagonal shaft with one end tapered and ground on both sides to a chisel edge. Used by tradesmen for cutting metal. Shipwrights also used the chisel for cutting socket holes in the head of a capstan.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.21/21
- Object name:
- chisel, shipwright's cold chisel
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- Production date:
- 1700-1775
- Material:
iron alloy (o)
- Measurements/duration:
- L 90 mm, H 20 mm, D 25 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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