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

Object ID:

1950.1742.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

A shoemakers wrench with a rectangular-shaped blade 1/8" high and a square cut-out 1/2" x 1/2". The blade tapers at one end to form the tang which is set into a wooden handle. The handle is circular in cross-section and grows in diameter as it nears the end. The butt of the handle is rounded. The handle has three scribe lines, one just off-center and the other two are closer to the handles base.

New York Mount Lebanon

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