Leather punch, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1952.5987.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

All metal leather-working tool. Tool has an eye-dropper-like shape. One side of the base has several lines cut into it in an "X" pattern. The butt of the tool has a small raised square 3/16" x 3/16". The four sides of the butt surrounding the small square are 1/8" long. The sides the square off and taper for 1 3/16" before the four edges are shaved to create the octagonal shaft. The tip of the tool's sides are rounded off and flattened.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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