Name/Title
Punch, Saddler'sEntry/Object ID
1993.2.53Description
Saddler's round punch composed of a steel wedge-shaped element with a rounded well at the end. Well is opened at the bottom.
Mark: "15"
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 266:
"The punches used by saddler's and those that cut holes and those that punch out small shapes or decorative edges. Most of these punches are about 5 in. long, made in steel throughout with a squared shank. The cutting head usually consists of a hollowed taper or tube with a cutting edge of the desired shape at the foot. This 'tube' is also tapered internally so that the piece of this cutting head is joined to the chank leaving a side outlet or escape; or it is forged in a form known as 'arched,' i.e. the shank is joined to the top of the cutting head on two sides, leaving the space between as an outlet. Round punches cut round holes from 1/16 - 3/4 in. in diameter."Dimensions
Width
5/8 inDepth
7/8 inLength
3-7/8 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.