Glass Etching Tool
Glazier's Diamond
Wood, Diamond
6.25 in L
A small diamond chip at the tip of this tool allows a glazier -- a person who works with glass for windows or other items -- to etch and easily-break sheets of glass into smaller pieces of the right size and shape. This glazier's diamond belonged to Gideon Norton (1759-1822) of North Guilford, Connecticut.
Received from Mrs. Lucy Ann Norton Hunt of Guilford in 1902
HW1902.155