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Screwdriver


Title	Screwdriver
Coverage / Year	1913 to 1923
Description	Hand made screwdriver with 5" oval handle. Painted black with a twisted head. 13" long.
Interpretation	This screwdriver was made in the Chesebro Blacksmith Shop in Saunemin, Illinois. Ralph and Elmer Chesebro operated the shop and repaired buggies, shoed horses, and sharpened plows. They were also capable of making a tool for any task. Factory-made screwdrivers were easily available, but Ralph and Elmer probably made this one for a special project they were working on. Blacksmithing was a profession that required broad knowledge and flexibility--and was very different from today's machine processes. The Early American Museum has a substantial amount of information about the Chesebro shop and blacksmithing in general.
Lesson Plans / Themes	American Communities in History; Communities and Geography;
Learning Standards	16 History; 15 Economics;
Author or Creator	Early American Museum
Subject / Keywords	Equipment; Hand forged; Screwdriver; Chesebro Blacksmith Shop; Blacksmithing; Iron;
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1998.016.0208.19
CONTENTdm file name	5.jpg