Bookbinder's tool or Shoemaker's - Pattern Wheel/Roll

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Pattern tool or Roll

Pattern tool or Roll

Name/Title

Bookbinder's tool or Shoemaker's - Pattern Wheel/Roll

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.821

Description

Wooden handle with metal shank, which splits into two and holds a rotating wheel.

Context

This is a finishing tool to complete a decorative process on the object. This tool is more likely to be a bookbinder's tool than a shoemaker's tool.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Saddlers, Shoemakers, Cobblers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

150 mm

Circumference

800 mm

Weight

46 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference refers to handle; Wheel is 10 mm deep

Material

Brass, Wood, Iron

Location

* Untyped Location

C8S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Good