Object number
54/179
Description
Centre punch used by a saddler in Alton, to mark a small dimple in a surface, usually to help mark the centre of a hole about to be drilled.
This centre punch was used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. A centre punch is used to mark a small dimple in a surface, usually to help mark the centre of a hole about to be drilled.
Physical description
1 saddlers punch: metal
Archival history
Object Research Project, Further Afield, October 2024 - 'All the tools in this collection were used by Mr G F Isham, a saddler in the small market town of Alton, who retired in 1953. ', MERL - [sketch]
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