Name/Title
Shave, EdgeEntry/Object ID
1993.2.109Description
Leather-working tool with dark brown turned wood handle that narrows toward end. A brass ring fits on this end. Into this fits a slightly curved, narrow iron shank with groove down center. and U-shaped opening at end.
Mark: "COMPE" "3"
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 252:
The hollow edge shave "is designed to produce a rounded edge instead of a bevel, the fences are often flattened and enlarged (eared) to bear more securely on each side of the leather."Dimensions
Width
1-1/4 inDepth
1-1/4 inLength
6 inMaterial
Wood, Iron, BrassRelationships
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.