From Quarry to Cemetery Monuments
Quarry Tools & Equipment (Continued)
Hammers, Plugs & Feathers, & Other Hand Tools
Plugs & Feathers shown in the Brunner & Lay Tool Catalog |
Plugs & Feathers being used in a quarry in the Monument and Cemetery Review, 1923 |
Chiseling the line in a block of stone (from the Cape Ann Quarries, Harpers New Monthly Magazine, 1884)
Quarrying granite by hand using hammers & steel wedges. “Drilling preparatory to splitting, Concord, N.H. (New Hampshire), quarry (Keystone View Co. Stereoview) |
(back of stereoview card shown at the right) |
Worker sawing stone in Bermuda quarry |
Worker sawing stone in Bermuda quarry |
In this first photograph, the workers are using a high-powered water stream to wash off surface dirt and loose rock, a process which they called “Stripping.”
“Stripping” in a quarry at Bedford, Indiana
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