Wheel, Pricking

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Wheel, Pricking

Entry/Object ID

1993.2.123

Description

Pricking wheel without handle; iron pointed end with curved arm, split near top. Between this a toothed wheel. Mark: "8" -other mark cannot be read. From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 265: "A tool wheel is mounted on the end of a curved shank, c. 9 in (22.8 cm) overall. It is sometimes found with a leather wrapping round the shank to provide a more comfortable grip. A chargte of wheel is usually made by releasing a wingnut and moving aside a part of the frame that carries the wheel" The pricking wheel is used to make the edges of straps and other various parts of the harness.

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1950

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Dimensions

Width

7/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Length

3 in

Material

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.