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Image of Hand-made wooden tool chest, ca. 1880

Hand-made wooden tool chest, ca. 1880
This tool chest was most likely made by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle in the 1880s from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.1
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Grindstone, ca. 1880

Grindstone, ca. 1880
This tool was owned and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle in the 1880s from Massachusetts. The wooden frame is not original to the object; it was built later as a stand.
ID Number:1958.1496.2
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Marking gauge, ca. 1880s

Marking gauge, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.7
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Wood scribe or marking gauge, ca. 1880s

Wood scribe or marking gauge, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.8
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Rabbet Plane, ca. 1880s

Rabbet Plane, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.10
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Wood chisel for a right angle cut, ca. 1880s

Wood chisel for a right angle cut, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.12
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Wood chisel, ca. 1880s

Wood chisel, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.14
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Wood chisel, ca. 1880s

Wood chisel, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.18
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Wood chisel, ca. 1880s

Wood chisel, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.23
Date:Circa 1880
Image of Block plane, ca. 1880s

Block plane, ca. 1880s
This tool was handmade and used by Seattle wheelwright and carpenter, George M. Abbey, who came to Seattle from Massachusetts.
ID Number:1958.1496.25
Date:Circa 1880
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