Burnisher
Burnisher, Mount Lebanon, NY
Description
Long colted stick for smoothing leather. Turned stick with two bulbous ends with flat butts. The ends taper toward the center and begin to widen again as the stick nears the middle. At the middle of the stick there is a rectangular cut-out to accommodate a stone. The stone is nearly flush with the stick. There is a turn line on either end of the stone. The stick has remnants of black paint in spots with the highest concentration on the back of the stick.