brace
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1860-1967
- Event --
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer William Marples & Sons; Hibernia Works
- Object Number 988.77.828
- Place of Origin Continent - Europe, Country - United Kingdom, England, Municipality - Sheffield
- Place of Use Continent - Europe (tbv), Country - United Kingdom, England (tbv), Municipality - Sheffield (tbv)
- Category Tools and equipment for materials
- Sub-category Woodworking tools and equipment
- Department History
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1860/01/01
- Latest 1967/12/31
- Materials Rosewood, Brass
- Measurements Length 34.3 cm, Width 13.3 cm, Depth 7.6 cm
- Caption Braces
- Additional Information Although the crank motion was known in China as early as the First Century of the Christian Era, the brace only appeared in Northern Europe in the fifteenth century. Crusaders returning from the Holy Land may well have brought it back with them. Originally, braces were only used to bore "starter" holes for large, powerful augers. Later, they began to supplant the smaller augers. Excerpt from exhibition text: On the Cutting Edge: The Arthur Pascal Collection of Woodworking Hand Tools, December 1991 to October 2005.
- Caption Ultimatum Framed Brace
- Additional Information In his 1864 tool catalogue, Wm. Marples of Sheffield advertised models of his patented "Ultimatum Framed Brace" at 20-23 shillings, or more than half the wages of average carpenter for a 56.5-hour work week. Excerpt from exhibition text: On the Cutting Edge: The Arthur Pascal Collection of Woodworking Hand Tools, December 1991 to October 2005.