Iron leatherworking tool composed of a spring handle which operates a kind of punch. Threaded screw and wingnut at top.
A plier in which one jaw holds the bit, while the other jaw carries a brass anvil on which the sharp edges (which can be flat, round of oval in shape) use the pressure of the pliers to puch/perforate holes into toe-caps (for shoes), narow straps (for horse saddles). Information taken from "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950."
Made/Created
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Height
6-3/4 in
Width
3-1/2 in
Depth
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.
