Antique Wells Bros Greenfield Mass Hoof Scraper Butteris Chisel Farriers Tool
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Antique Wells Bros Greenfield Mass Hoof Scraper Butteris Chisel Farriers Buttress Tool. Measures as shown about 17" long; weighs 1 pound 10 ounces. Very good original condition with no damage noted, it has a nice aged patina - see detailed photos. Extremely rare find, no others like it listed anywhere past or present. Please note the blade part can be removed, it is held in place by a screw on the side. Antique butteris. It is a tool used by farriers to trim a horse's hooves prior to installing new shoes. In 1874, the Wells brothers, Fredrick E. and Frank O., left the Wiley & Russell tap & die company. In a small building along the Green River in Greenfield, MA, they, along with their father, Elias, started Wells Brothers, a tap and die manufacturing business. Because of a fire, the Wells brothers were forced to relocate to the B. B. Noyes Foundry on Hope Street while they rebuilt their company. Here, the first adjustable die was invented. Their new building was their home for the next ten years. In 1900 the elder brother, Fredrick, split from his brother and began manufacturing pipe tools. By 1910 he and his son, Fred W. Wells, combined forces with the E.F. Reece company and prospered until 1922 when the company was absorbed by his brother’s company, Greenfield Tap & Die.In 1928, Fredrick founded the Wells Tool Company in the same B. B. Noyes building he resided in during 1889. Although his company was small, it survived because its foundations were laid by the man who virtually founded the tap & die industry. He emphasized the necessity of high quality and customer satisfaction. The company gained fame by being able to provide its customers with a variety of quality standard and specialty items.