This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Farrier pinchers are a tool used to help shoe horses. Carpenters also use this tool to cut or draw out unwanted nails. Stalcup was a skilled...
This item was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small oil can has a green and yellow label with black lettering that states in part "Standard Household Lubricant- Standard Oil Company Indiana." The can's...
This adze was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Adze's were used by carpenters to remove bark and outer layers to roughly shape the wood. The angle of the handle assists with the cutting motion. Stalcup was a...
This gauge was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This marking and mortise gauge was made by the Stanley Company. It is used particularly for making mortise and tennon joints. The tool includes the following...
This trammel was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. A trammel is used for measuring large circles or arcs and consists of a rectangular piece of wood with movable metal points. The points can be loosened or...
This photograph depicts the family of Jesse Stalcup, Macon County, N.C. carpenter and woodworker, circa 1895. Jesse Bryson Stalcup, born in 1860 in Swain County, NC, was the son of Thomas Belew Stalcup and Charity Jane Stalcup. The family lived...
This razor strap was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This strap, or strop, was used for fine sharpening of blades. Note the shaped handles at the end of the straps. Stalcup was a skilled carpenter,...
This punch was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This spring punch has a revolving head with four different-sized prongs for creating holes in objects such as leather. Stamped on the handle is the following....
This wrench was found in the tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This adjustable "S" wrench or crescent wrench is marked "B & C" "8 in" "Bemis & Call Company Springfield Mass." The Bemis & Call Company made various hand tools...
This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small bowling pin was likely used in the game skittles, a smaller-scale bowling game. There is evidence of a stripe along the shoulder of the...
This item was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. It is unclear what this item was used for. A metal spike protrudes from the wooden portion about one inch and the tip appears to be broken off. This may have...
These items were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The R. J. Reynolds box was originally used for shipping tobacco includes the following printed inscription "R. J. Reynolds' Double Thick 8 Oz." Jesse Bryson...
These assorted screwdrivers were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. All are flat-head including the one on the far left which has a removable bit. Note the interesting painted design on the screwdriver second from...
This key and keyhole plate were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Stalcup was a skilled carpenter, millwright, and woodworker who worked in and around Waynesville, N.C., Macon County, N.C., and Hiawassee, Ga.,...
These two round, slender hammer handles were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The longer handle shows use both in the dark hue of the wood and in the split end where the hammer head would have been attached. ...
This hammer was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Carpenter claw hammer is used for general carpentry and repair work. This hammer has been well used and repaired with black electrical tape wound around the...
These wrenches were found in the tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Wrenches or spanners are used to tighten bolts and nuts. Longer wrenches produce more power in turning. The wrench in the back is stamped "7/18" "3/8" "N&B"...
These items were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This brace, known as a "Lightning Brace" in the 1895 edition of the Montgomery Ward catalogue, is used for drilling holes and screwing bolts. It was found in...
These draw knives were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Draw knives were used to shape and smooth wood. These two are different not only in size, but in the shape of their blade. The larger blade is inscribed...
These files were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Files are used to shape and smooth wooden or metal objects. In the foreground are two triangular files stamped "Made in USA" "B.D." The two files in the...
