Item D15 -Nobles Mfg. Co. (Elmira, NY). Adjustable Draw Knife.
Milton
Nobles of Elmira was a brace manufacturer in Elmira, NY (see the brace article
http://www.sydnassloot.com/Brace/Nobles.htm). He hired a work man, Richard
Watrous) who had invented the adjustable handle drawknife offered here. This
was in 1857. Nobles manufactured this brace until selling his business about
1870. Watrous continued to serve the succeeding companies, and may have even
produced them under his own name. Later the patent rights were obtained by the
James Swan Co. who made them, and by C. E. Jennings who made them as well. The
brace here, however, is one of the early ones, carrying the Nobles Mfg Co. name,
as well as the Watrous 1857 patent date. A smaller example, it has a 7’ edge
length, and a 14” wing span. It is in clean and shiny condition, with solid
handles that suffer one old chip on the left hand side. It is a nice example of
a popular adjustable handle draw knife. Fine.
Price - $50.00
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