Name/Title
Pliers, Pad ScrewEntry/Object ID
1993.2.51Description
Pad screw pliers with curved handle, possibly coated with black pigment.
Mark: "C.S. OSBOURNE & CO" "CAST STEEL"
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 262:
Pad screw pliers are defined as having "both its jaws tapered to a point and curved towards each other like cow horns. The jaws can be fitted into two small holeson the head of the pad screw, and by this means the screws are turned. The pad is a light 'saddle' used on pair-horses, for supporting rein tennets and traces. Pad screws fasten the panel to the underside of the ppad, and, at the same time, secured the girth to the upper surface of the pad."Made/Created
Artist
C.S. Osbourne & Co.Date made
1850 - 1950Dimensions
Height
6-1/4 inWidth
1-3/4 inDepth
5/8 inRelationships
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.