Leather-working tool, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.1765.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Solid metal leather-working tool. The tool has an eye-dropper-like shape. One end has a small square butt. The sides extend diagonally outward for 5/16", at which point the sides begin to taper and continue 3 3/8" until the end squares off. The circular head of the shaft is 5/32" in diameter. There is a recessed circle slightly off-center. In this recess are two smaller circular steps.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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