General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal (possibly steel) and wooden components.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

31.5 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

7.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used for boring.

Technical

Ratchet head allows brace to be used in a corner, close to to a projection, or in settings where only limited movement is possible. It also permits user to apply leverage when a large bit is being turned. The ratchet was applied to the Joiner's brace (Barber chuck) shortly after its introduction, about 1865. (Ref. 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MADE IN CANADA" stamped into arm. "J. ANTHONY" stamped into wooden handle.

Missing

None.

Finish

Bright silver metal, save dark brown wood head and handle.

Decoration

N/A