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Object Record
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Metadata
Item ID# |
986.032.024 |
Object Name |
Pliers |
Date |
1894 |
Description |
One smoke coloured pliers. They have a thick needlenose type end. On one side of head there is "LODI" stamped and on the other side is "PAT. SEP 25-1894. RE. NOV. 6190C". |
Provenance |
The pliers belonged to Robert B. Hillmer who was a jeweller in Southampton from about 1900 to the time of his death in 1958. A number of his small tools date from the beginning of the century. The set of engraving tools were used to engrave a great number of the coffin plates used for funerals for a half-century or so. |
Dimensions |
W-13 L-4.5 cm |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Jewellers |
Places |
Southampton |
People |
Hillmer, Robert B. |
Businesses, Organizations, Ships, Sites |
R. B. Hillmer, Jeweller |