Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1991.025 |
Object Identification Number |
1991.025.017 |
Object Name |
Chisel |
Donor |
Olsen, Donald W. |
Description |
Wood chisel. The handle is turned wood, mostly round in shape. The outer end is thicker than the end that attaches to the chisel portion. The outer end of the handle is rounded. At the opposite end, the iron chisel portion slides into the wood and there is a brass band around this. The chisel is flat on one side and three sided on the other--it has a sort of roof-like look. Imprinted into the upper end of the flat side is "E.A. BERG / ESKILTUNA / SWEDEN" and a fish outline below. On the angled side is an outline of an elephant. On the handle is "P.G.O." |
Dimensions |
W-1 L-8 D-1 inches |
Made By |
E.A. Berg |
Place Of Origin |
Sweden |
Owned By |
Olsen, Carl C. |
Used By |
Olsen, Carl C. |
Material |
iron/wood |
Associated People |
Olsen, Carl C. |
Search Terms |
Olsen, Carl C. woodworking chisel tool Miden, Nebraska Sweden E.A. Berg Eskiltuna |
Provenance |
The tool box in this gift was made and used by the donor's father, Carl C. Olsen, who came from Copenhagen to Minden, Nebraska in 1883. He learned his trade as a cabinet maker and carpenter in Denmark, which required five years of training. Mr. Olsen made the tool chest in about 1922 and used it and the tools for his own projects. The donor's father was Carl C. Olsen, who came from Copenhagen to Minden, Nebraska in 1883. He learned his trade as a cabinet maker and carpenter in Denmark, which required five years of training. Carl was born on August 29, 1859. After immigrating he was a member of the Danish Brotherhood Lodge No. 16 in Minden, Nebraska. He passed away in Maxwell, NE on March 30, 1952, and was buried in the family lot in Minden. Carl sent for Anna Martine Jensen, the donor's mother, a year after he arrived, and they were married October 4, 1884 in Fredericksburg, Nebraska. Anna became a member of the Danish Sisterhood Lodge. |
Images |
021\1991025017.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1991 |