Object number
54/149
Description
These saddler's compasses are also known as 'rule-joint compassess'. They were used in leather work by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. Saddlers used compasses for various purposes - they are useful, for example, for finding the right spacings between holes and lines of stitching.
Physical description
compasses: 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. '
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