Leather-working tool composed of medium brown wood turned handle that narrows toward the end. A brass ring fits on this end and into this fits a rectangular iron component with a 90 degree bend at the end. A circular hole is at the center of the bend.
Mark: "1" "ROSENCRANS PAT JUNE"
This object was found within a collection of saddlemaker's tools. Its function and relevance to the collection is unknown.
Made/Created
Artist
Rosencrans
Date made
1850 - 1950
Place
* Untyped Place
USA
Dimensions
Width
1-1/8 in
Depth
1-1/8 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.
