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Title |
Stoneworking Splitting Chisel, c. 1920-1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Straight |
Description |
Stoneworking Small Airhammer Splitter, c. 1920-1925. Tool for working granite, paired with airhammer. Tool is a small cylinder with an elongated wedge-shaped head and a sharp edge. Base metal is silver-colored. |
Date |
c. 1920-1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.010 |
Dimensions |
H-5 W-0.75 D-0.75 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 |
Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry Tool & die industry |
People |
V. Fontana & Company Fontana, Valerio |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |