Object number
54/146
Description
Round knife used by a saddler in Alton, Hants.. Inscribed 'T. Dixon & Sons'. Used for making clean cuts by being rocked back and forth.
This round knife was used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. The blade in inscribed with 'T. Dixon & Sons', the name of the makers. Round knives were useful for making clean cuts along a long piece of leather by being rocked back and forth.
Physical description
1 knife: wood; 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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