{"product_id":"antique-victorian-brass-framed-carpenters-brace-ebony-bone","title":"Antique Victorian Brass Framed Carpenter's Brace Hand Drill, Ebony and Bone","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe thing that lifts this one above the usual is the owner mark. Somebody named F. Mitchell struck his name into it several times, the way a working carpenter did when tools travelled between hands on a site. The brass side plates are still tight to the sweep and the chuck still works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 14 in. L x 5.5 in. W x 3 in. D at the head\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Old working surface, not refinished. Honest scratching and darkened patina to the head and throughout, consistent with a tool that was used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Ebonized hardwood frame with brass side plates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1840, early Victorian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Early Victorian framed brace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | framed brace, bit brace, plated brace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | Brown and Flather, Sheffield, a documented brace and bit maker listed at 24 Hollis Croft in the 1834 Sheffield trade directory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Stamped BROWN AND FLATHER, SHEFFIELD. Additionally struck several times with an owner name, F. MITCHELL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Wooden sweep reinforced with shaped brass side plates, the higher grade Victorian pattern above plain wooden or all metal braces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Turned beech grip, bone inset to the domed head\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware or Mounts | Steel chuck, working\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStructurally sound and complete. The chuck is functional, the brass frame plates are tight to the wood, and the frame is free of significant cracks. The domed head spins freely and the bone inset is present. Surface scratches and patina throughout, consistent with a working tool of roughly one hundred and eighty years. The owner stamps are worn but legible. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844436984086,"sku":"CCC-90002","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09290.jpg?v=1789587695","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-victorian-brass-framed-carpenters-brace-ebony-bone","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}