Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Frye Phipps & Co. Boston Trowel

This Boston pattern brick trowel is identical to early 20th century Disston trowels in that it is through tang, double ferrule. The etch is faint, but reads:
F. P. & Co.
BOSTON MASS
WARRANTED
CAST STEEL

I came up with nothing on this company until I found an eBay listing for a Frye Phipps & Co. hand saw. Frye Phipps & Co., founded 1816, were a large Boston hardware jobber (wholesaler), and like many of those firms, sold tools made by others and labeled Frye Phipps & Co. So it is highly likely that Disston made this trowel for Frye Phipps.

F.P. & Co. Boston Mass. brick trowel
    1912 article, Landmarks of Hardware History (USA)
at

2 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 27, 2017 at 9:12 AM

    I have a straight razor thar belonged to my grandfather. Wish I could attach a pic. Their logo is engraved on it.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownOctober 6, 2019 at 9:15 AM

    I acquired an old hand saw recently and after cleaning the plate I found the FryePhipps Boston Mass on the saw. Curious about the age of the saw is how I ended up here on this blog

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.