Rasp
Date1770-1800
OriginEngland
MediumSteel and iron
DimensionsOverall: 13 9/16 × 1 × 1/4 in (34.5 × 2.5 × 0.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, funded by Anne and Don Wing, David Stanley, Victor and Marie Cole, Roger and Eleanor Phillips, and Jay Gaynor.
Object number2003-27
DescriptionRasp with a tapering burred blade, rounded on top and flat on the bottom, with toothed edges. Narrow rectangular shank terminates in a loop.Label TextWith hundreds of tiny burrs, the rasp would be used to abrade away any sharp edges left by edged tools, when a piece of wood, like a handle, needed to be rounded. This early example has a convenient hanging ring at its end.Mark(s)Base of the blade is partially struck with a Crown over "PH".ProvenanceFrom the collection of Emil and Martyl Pollak.
1740-1790
1675-1750
1750-1820
