1836 6th Rep. Comm. Managem. Post-office Dept. App. 178 (table) in XXVIII. 145 Tools,..Top fullers..Bottom ditto.
1963 F. D. Jones & P. B. Schubert (ed. 3) 526 Top fullers are fitted to wooden handles... Bottom fullers are made with shanks or stems to fit the hardie hole in the anvil.
2008 A. R. Gehring (ed. 3) v. 352/1 A top fuller is like a chisel with a rounded edge.