Skewed thumb molder made by Cesar Chelor
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Skewed thumb molder made by Cesar Chelor

Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784 · 1753-1784

wood with iron
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A wooden skewed thumb molder. There is evidence of older dents and abrasions, but the whole plane has a dark stain obscuring past damage. There are newer scratches/abrasions on the proper left side of the stock. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CE*CHELOR / WRENTHAM].

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