Object number
54/193
Description
Lathe tool used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. It has a wooden handle and a brass ring joining the handle to the blade.
This lathe tool was used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. It has a wooden handle and a brass ring joining the handle to the blade. Its precise use is not known.
Physical description
1 lathe tool: ring is metal (brass); good condition
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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