Museum / Archive

Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives

Description

Tool identified by the donor as a glazer. A tool consisting of a stone attached to a wooden handle. Used to give a lustre to the surface of leather and stitches. May also be a whetstone, used to sharpen the knives and sharp-edged tools associated with shoemaking.

Category

T&E for Materials

Sub-category

Leather, Horn, Shellworking T&E

Accession Number

2020-013-0029

Length

13

Width

9.2

Units

cm

Item History

Part of a collection of cobbler's tools/shoemakers tools

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