Name/Title
AwlEntry/Object ID
1993.2.71Description
Boot/Shoemaker's sole prizer with steel, rounded, faceted handle and wedge-shaped bottom culminating in a flat pointed end.
From "Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 175:
"A tool made like a small, strong screwdriver, awl or cold chisel. The wooden handles are sometimes hooped to withstand driving with a hammer. Another type has a blade which is a flat oval in cross-section. Sole prizers are used for 'stripping,' i.e., for removing worn soles, especially from riveted or screwed shoes. After inserting the tool at a released sole is grasped with pincers to complete its removal."Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McClay, Albert and JohnProvenance
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.