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276134 gtgrouch@r... 2022‑08‑11 Re: Mystery ? Leatherworking ? Took
Maybe? 

We need a new acronym: WWAGS for what would a Galoot say?

Gary Katsanis
Albion New York, USA

	-----------------------------------------From: "John Ruth" 
To: "Kirk Eppler (KEPPLER)"
Cc: "Oldtoolslist"
Sent: Thursday August 11 2022 4:55:52PM
Subject: Re: [oldtools] Mystery ? Leatherworking ? Took

 Kirk and assembled Galooterati:

 Maybe I should apologize for my inept cell phone photographs!

 The tool is/was for sale at a local flea. The vendor is an elderly
Hungarian immigrant who's retiring from the flea market. He said this
Saturday will be his last session. I've identified a number of Old
Tools for him, so it seemed natural that he'd ask me what this mystery
tool might be.

 So, I just snapped a couple of pictures in the bright sunlight right
at the Flea table.

 I'm impressed with the volume of thoughtful replies!

 I looked at the archive.org catalogs until ran out of time, without
finding anything even vaguely like it. The business end looks more
like it would make a pair of very thin grooves rather than a single
flat-bottom groove.

 It might very well be a stitching groover with a sort of "hop over"
feature to clear some obstruction. Leather is used for so many items
that it may be impossible to identify what items this was intended
for. ( Military accoutrements, harness, saddles / saddle bags, etc,
just to name a few. )

 I'm sure I'll never see another one! Maybe I should buy it.

 John Ruth

 



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