Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2007.012.005 |
Object Name |
Awl, Leather |
Title |
Harnessmaker's Awl |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
A harnessmaker's awl (hand tool for making holes in leather). The brown-finished wooden grip is very pitted. There is a plain, tapered brass ferrule used to atttach the awl blade, which is triangular steel. It is straight. No lettering observed. |
Provenance |
Unknown. Likely dates to the 19th-century. It belonged to Ernst Kuglin (1856-1955), who apprenticed as a harness-maker in Germany and briefly served with the Prussian Army. He emigrated to Buffalo, New York, circa 1885, and came to Canada shortly after, where he owned a harness shop in Williamsford, Grey County. This item was last owned by Dennis E. Kuglin of Owen Sound, Grey County. It was last owned by Dennis E. Kuglin of Owen Sound, Grey County, a grand-son of Amelia and Ernst Kuglin. |
Collection |
Harnessmaking Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Brass/Steel/Finish |
Dimensions |
W-2.6 L-13.5 cm |
Found |
Williamsford, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Kuglin, Ernst Kuglin, Dennis E. |
Subjects |
Grey County Business Williamsford, Ontario |
Search Terms |
Williamsford Holland Township |
Function |
(R.A. Salaman 'The Dictionary of Woodworking Tools' 1982) 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. |