Colted long stick for buffing and burnishing leather for shoemaking. A wooden stick with a mostly cylindrical body which is slightly wider at the center where two pieces of stone are incorporated into the tool. The larger of the two stones is 1 10/16" long and the other is 1 1/4" long.
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Shaker Museum Burnisher. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=1616. Accessed on November 15, 2024
