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Object ID # |
2008.004.132 |
Object Name |
Awl, Sewing |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Wood-handled sewing awl, with a small eye at the tip of the tine for carrying thred. There is a single decorative score incised in the wooden handle. |
Provenance |
Unknown. It was found in Southern Ontario. It was last owned by Orme and Dorene Kilburn, of Stratford, Ontario, who collected vintage farm items. |
Collection |
Leather, Horn and Shellworking Equipment |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Found |
Ontario |
Function |
Consisting of a sharp metal spike or tang set in a handle (e.g. wood) usually with a metal ferrule, they are used for making holes in wood, leather and other soft materials by penetrating and pushing the material apart. Tend to have either flat spear shaped, round or pointed blades (R.A. Salaman 'The Dictionary of Woodworking Tools' 1982). |