Leather-working tool composed of a turned wood handle that narrows near the top. A brass ring fits on to the handle and into this fits a thin, slightly curved iron element with two dull prongs at the end.
Mark: "C.S. OSBOURNE & CO"
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by R.A. Salaman, p. 259:
"These tools are similar to ordinary woodworker's tack lifter but are often more heavily made. THis applies particularly to some which are like the heavy pig's foot - a type of nail claw used by shoemakers and cloggers. Some are made in steel throughout. . .
Nail claws are used for lifting tacks, e.g. those used for fixing leather and webbing to the wooden saddle tree."
Made/Created
Artist
C.S. Osbourne & Co.
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Width
1-1/2 in
Depth
1-1/4 in
Length
6-1/2 in
Material
Wood, Brass, Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McClay, Albert and John
Provenance
Notes
Object owned and used by John McClay, circa 1854 and his son, Albert McClay, circa 1908-1977. Object donated, in 1993, by Wayne Cunningham, son-in-law to Albert McClay.
