Skirt shave leather-working tool with medium brown turned wood handle that narrows toward end. A brass ring fits on this end into this fits an iron shank with slightly curved arm and rectangular grooved end with deep U-shape.
Mark "COMPE"
The skirt shave is a larger and slightly wider variant of the edge shave. According to "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, the skirt shave is "used as an alternative to the round knife for thinning down the upper edge of a saddle skirt ready for sewing in; it can also be used for paring down the edges of other parts." (p. 253)
Made/Created
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Width
1-1/4 in
Depth
1-1/4 in
Length
6 in
Material
Wood, Brass, 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.
