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Title |
Splitting Chisel, c. 1920 - 1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Splitting |
Description |
Splitters, c. 1920-1925. Three small metal tools used together with a hammer to create holes to split off large pieces of granite. A and C are small tapered pieces, flat on one face and rounded on the other, with sharply curved points. B is a wedge-shaped spike. |
Date |
c. 1920 - 1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.005B |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-0.75 D-0.5 inches |
Collection |
3D - Masonry & Stoneworking Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
none. |
Provenance |
Valerio Fontana's original stone working air tools, c. 1900-1921. He used these when he opened V. Fontana & Company monuments in 1921. |
Notes |
"Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, monuments, artifacts, fortifications, roads, bridges, and entire cities were built of stone. Famous works of stonemasonry include the EgyptianPyramids, the Taj Mahal, Cusco's Incan Wall, Easter Island's statues, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, Tihuanaco, Tenochtitlan, Persepolis, the Parthenon, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, Chartres Cathedral, and Pumapunku." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonemasonry |
Search Terms |
Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry Tools |
Subjects |
Masonry Stone carving Stone cutting Tool & die industry |
People |
V. Fontana & Company Fontana, Valerio |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |