Shoemaker's tool - Stabbing wheel

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Shoemaker's tool - pricking wheel

Shoemaker's tool - pricking wheel

Name/Title

Shoemaker's tool - Stabbing wheel

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.825

Description

Wooden handle with a single rowler (revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur) attached to a brass stem.

Context

The wheel is marked with the maker's name - Richardson. Reg No. 530750.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Saddlers, Shoemakers, Cobblers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Width

20 mm

Length

160 mm

Circumference

80 mm

Weight

38 g

Dimension Notes

Width refers to the width of the wheel; circumference refers to wheel.

Material

Wood, Brass

Web Links and URLs

The Shoe Museum, Northampton, UK