Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Awl |
Title |
Awl |
Catalog Number |
1974.4.40 |
Date |
1900-1974 |
Material(s) |
Steel |
Dimensions |
H-0.187 W-0.187 L-4.5 inches |
Description |
This is a broken, square shafted awl. |
Notes |
A note taped to the exterior when found in the warehouse read, "Not Accessioned/Rec'd Feb. 1974/By Tom Gatewood." Gatewood was a driver for the Historymobile. Charles Frank Rickert is listed in the 1900 census as a white male aged 19, born in Kentucky in 1881, living at the Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum, the son of the Asylum's butcher, Peter Rickert. The Asylum had a staff of roughly 250 in 1900. Charles married Violet Martha Forcht on April 19, 1911. He probably constructed the chest as an example of his work upon becoming a journeyman carpenter or joiner. The tools in the chest seem to reflect a number of trades including carpentry, auto mechanics and body work, plumbing, and leather working. |
Collection |
Charles Rickert Tool Collection |
Subjects |
Harness making Saddle making Tools |
Search Terms |
Tools |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |