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Admiral Digby Museum
Awl, Marking
Accession number: 2003.29.40
Category: Woodworking T&E
Object type: Scriber
Date: 1841 – 1917
Materials: Wood; Brass
Measurements: 19.5 cm L x 5 cm WWidth measured across the centre block
Narrative: Used between 1841-1917, Appraised Requested and completed. Mr. Keen used to be a cabinet makers and wheelright.
Description: A small block of wood, with a decorative brass insert, and a hole through the centre; there is also a brass screw in on end of the block. There is a narrow piece of wood inserted through the centre. The narrow wood has a length of brass inserted in the bottom. This piece of brass has a screw on one end used for adjusting the scriber width. There are two brass tips on the opposite end (bottom) for scribing.
History of Use: Used by cabinet maker, Edward Keen (1841-1917) and his son George (1879-1947). Edward and his wife Jane (1847-1930) resided on Charleton Street, Digby, Nova Scotia. His workshop was located on the property.
Donor, Chester Keen, was the grandson of Edward and the son of George Keen.
Donor, Chester Keen, was the grandson of Edward and the son of George Keen.
Manufacturer: George Keen
