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Chisel punch used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. Used with a mallet and cutting block to cut the ends of leather straps into neat ends.
This chisel punch, with a very small chisel head, was used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire. It was used in conjunction with a mallet and cutting block to cut the ends of leather straps into rounded or pointed ends.

1 saddlers punch: metal

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. ', MERL - [sketch]