Object number
54/506
Description
This is a heading tool, a blacksmithing tool used for shaping the heads of nails. It was used by a wheelwright in Braishfield, Hampshire. It has two perforated knobs for making square strake nails, which were used to nail strakes (iron 'shoes' used to form a tyre) onto the felloes (rim sections) of a wheel.
Physical description
1 nail heading tool: metal (iron); good condition
Production date
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Late-nineteenth century
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