Shoemaker's or Saddler's adjustable creaser

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Shoemaker's crease, showing screw

Shoemaker's crease, showing screw

Name/Title

Shoemaker's or Saddler's adjustable creaser

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.762

Description

Wooden handled attached to curved metal rod, which ends with a diamond shaped plate. A screw allows the two plates to make the distance between greater or smaller as required.

Context

The metal rod marked is Joseph Dixon 1917.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Saddlers, Shoemakers, Cobblers, Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

210 mm

Circumference

90 mm

Weight

82 g

Dimension Notes

Width of plate 100mm. Circumference refers to handle

Material

Wood, Brass, Metal

Location

* Untyped Location

C8S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

The Shoe Museum, Northampton, UK