Reference:
The following information is from:
Similar in design to a certain type of ripping chisel offered by C. DREW in 1959 (see: variety No. 2324):
"For Ripping, Prying or Cutting Nails."
Catalogue listings:
Floor
Chisels (Heavy): Crucible Tool Steel. Blades Polished. Stock: 3/4."
Blades: 1-3/4" wide. Overall length: 17." Straight blade. Approximate
wt., each: 2lbs. Price, each: $1.20 (per catalogues No. 36, 37)
Floor
Chisels (Heavy): Crucible Tool Steel. Blades Polished. Stock: 3/4."
Blades: 1-3/4" wide. Overall length: 17." Bent blade. Approximate
wt., each: 2lbs. Price, each: $1.20 (per catalogues No. 36, 37)
Floor
Chisels (Heavy): High-Carbon Open-Hearth Steel. Blades tempered. All
black. Stock: 3/4." Blades: 1-3/4" wide. Overall length: 17."
Straight blade. Approximate wt., each: 2lbs. Price, each: $0.60 (per catalogues
No. 36, 37)
Floor
Chisels (Heavy): High-Carbon Open-Hearth Steel. Blades tempered. All
black. Stock: 3/4." Blades: 1-3/4" wide. Overall length: 17."
Bent blade. Approximate wt., each: 2lbs. Price, each: $0.60 (per catalogues
No. 36, 37)
Floor
Chisels (Heavy): Crucible Tool Steel. Blades Polished. Stock: 3/4."
Blades: 1-3/4" wide. Overall length: 17." Curved blade. Approximate
wt., each: 2lbs. Price, each: $1.20 (per catalogues No. 36, 37)
(This last is described as being: "made with a curved blade which permits a shorter bite and a correspondingly greater leverage for difficult prying.")
The prices listed above are for historical purposes only; listed items are not being offered for sale.