Name/Title
Shave, EdgeEntry/Object ID
1993.2.116Description
Leather-working tool with medium brown turned wood handle that narrows toward end. A brass ring fits on this end, into this fits a slender, curved iron shank that has a rectangular groove and a narrow chiseled U-shaped edge.
Mark: "2" "DIXON" *The "Dixon" marking on the iron component suggests that the tool was possibly made by "Joseph Dixon Tool Co." or "Thomas Dixon and Son," both of which were located in Walsall, England
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 252:
The edge shave "is used for running along the edges of the straps and other parts of the harness to take off the sharp edge."Made/Created
Date made
1850 - 1950Place
* Untyped Place
Walsall, EnglandDimensions
Width
1-1/4 inDepth
1-1/4 inLength
6-3/4 inMaterial
Wood, Brass, IronRelationships
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.