Metal Scroll-Saw Blade Used By Peter Glass

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Description:

This metal scroll-saw blade belonged to Peter Glass. It was ideal for cutting and shaping inlay, intarsia, and marquetry. As a farmer in Wisconsin, German immigrant, Peter Glass, applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture in his spare time. The scroll-saw, of which this blade was a part, was likely pedal operated.

Date Made: Late 19th C.

Associated Person: Glass, Peter

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition: Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Vidano

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.281476.0017Catalog Number: 281476.0017Accession Number: 281476

Object Name: blade, scroll-saw

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/16 in x 4 7/8 in x 1/4 in; .15875 cm x 12.3825 cm x .635 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-ba0a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_315482

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