Shoemaker's awl, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1952.5716.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Shoemaker's tool with a metal blade bent at a right angle. The tip is folded over from use. The blade is set into a 13/16" brass ferrule. The wooden handle is turned and display a set of black scribe lines just before the widest diameter. The diameter tapers drastically and then increases exponentially creating a thin neck before it rounds off to form the base of the handle.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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