Object appears to be part of bag framer tools.
From "The Dictinary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 218:
"The making for the framed handbag and purse has been developed since c. 1880 and is now a specializzed industry producing lady's bags in a great variety of materials and design. The purpose of the frame is to protect and stiffen the edges of the leather, and to provide as attatchment for handles and for fastening devices. Framing tools are used for fitting the frames to the leather.
Bag frame pliers have a 'hawks-bill' or hook pattern upper jaw, i.e. the upper jaw is turned down at right angles to close with it's tip end meeting the horizontal lower jaw."
Made/Created
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Height
6 in
Width
1-7/8 in
Depth
1/2 in
Material
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.
