Object number
54/155
Description
This crease belonged to a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. A crease is a tool used to make a line in leather. This can be either decorative, practical, or both. A screw crease is an adjustable double crease - the screw is used to adjust the distances between the two crease blades, and hence between the two lines made in the leather. This screw crease has a leather covering on the lower part of the blade between the screw and the handle.
Physical description
1 screw crease; metal, wood, 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. '
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