Shoemaker's tool - Stabbing Awl

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Shoemaker's Awl

Shoemaker's Awl

Name/Title

Shoemaker's tool - Stabbing Awl

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.758

Description

Wooden handle with iron spike attached. The letters D C hand carved into the handle - possibly to indicate ownership.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Saddlers, Shoemakers, Cobblers, Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

200 mm

Weight

28 g

Material

Metal, Wood - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Location

* Untyped Location

C8S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Web Links and URLs

The Shoe Museum, Northampton, UK