Leather-working tool composed of a dark brown turned wood handle with brown leather loop on one end (for hanging?). Brass ring fits on other end of handle. Into this fits an iron element with two flat prongs with spade shape on the end. Each prong has a hole in the area under the spade. The space between them can be adjusted by means of an attached screw.
Mark: "3" "DIXON"
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 251:
Screw crease is "similar to the single crease, and with the same shield-shaped head, but the head is split into two halves and their distance apart is controlled by a thumb-screw. The tool can therefore be used as a single crease with an adjustable fence to control the distance of the crease from the edge of the leather; or on occasions, as a double crease with the possibility of controlling the distance between the crease lines."
Made/Created
Artist
Dixon
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Width
1-5/8 in
Depth
7/8 in
Length
8-3/8 in
Material
Wood, Iron, Brass, Leather
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.
