05-15-201005-15-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2506Boston
May 15, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
300A

Two Plains Tools

Sell one like this
$1,126$950
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2506Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Two Plains Tools, c. second half 19th century, an awl made from a commercial butcher knife, and a rare forged iron quill flattener, the S-shaped form with faceted grip, lg. to 10 in.

Provenance: Estate of Mary Ann Claymore.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

butcher, Mary Ann Claymore