Object number
62/148
Collection
Description
Rivet punch used by a saddler and cobbler in Yattendon to make neat used holes in the leather so that buckles or fittings can be attached.
This rivet punch was used by a saddler and cobbler in Yattendon, Berkshire, who had worked there from 1901 until the early 1960s. Punches are to make neat used holes in the leather so that buckles or fittings can be attached.
Archival history
Letter, Miss F. Palmer to Mr Higgs, 2nd May 1962 - 'Our village Saddler + cobbler Mr Burnham has just died. He had had the shop here since 1901 and his father was also a saddler in Reading...'
Production date
1901 - 1962
Object name
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4453.tif - High resolution image
