| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Category | Historic Maritime I (1607-1676): The First Colonial Dominion |
| SubCategor | Hammers |
| Claw hammer head | 81713T16 |
| 3 3/8" long, 7/16" wide, 1 1/4" tall |
| unsigned |
| SubCategor | Other |
| Iron ore (6) | 121313T1 |
| roughly 3" x 5" |
| unsigned |
| These six pieces of iron ore are a harder, slightly metamorphic version of the rock. |
| Category | Historic Maritime II (1720-1800): The Second Colonial Dominion & the Early |
| SubCategor | Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking |
| Bolt and nail header | 8312T1 |
| 9 3/4" long, 1" wide, 5/16" thick, 3/8" wide aperture |
| unsigned |
| Gunsmith tools | TBB1004A |
| unsigned |
| This collection (27) of early taps, dies, diestocks, and other tools in this 19th century toolbox |
| are typical of those used by an 18th century blacksmith with skills in gunsmithing. The guns |
| made by these tools predate the era of mass-produced guns with interchangeable parts. These |
| tools have a southeastern Massachusetts origin, as does the box they were found in. (Note the |
| Barnstable Mass notation on the lid of the box.) The blacksmith utilizing these tools may have |
| specialized in gunsmithing, or as was more commonly the case, was skilled in a multitude of |
| Soldering iron | 3213T1 |
| 11 1/4" long, 2 3/8" tip, 2 3/8" wide |
| unsigned |
| Thread cutter | 072112T5 |
| 7" long, 3/8" wide |
| unsigned |
| SubCategor | Domestic Utensils |
| Door latch | 072112T7 |
| 9" long, 2 1/8" wide |
| unsigned |
| | 2 |