Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Files and Rasps
On this day 250 years ago, the store had nine visitors, but sold only ten items. Five of the items were rum and two were tea. Colden bought cash from two visitors and he bought two pairs of shoes from another. James Humphrey bought two files.
This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
Colden sold about 25 files over the prior six months. They were described as large, round, and handsaw files. They were sold at prices between half a shilling and two and a half shillings accounting for the size and quality. Colden had also sold one rasp in the prior six months.
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| Transactions in the Colden Store DayBook from August 1767 to February 1768 which involved "files." |
The file was clearly a necessary tool for the yeoman of that period. It was used to sharpen saws and other implements, shape wood and iron, and used for many other tasks where just a small amount of material needed to be abraded away.
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