Pricker, Wheel
Description
A wheel pricker with a rounded wooden handle attached to a metal shank which is bent near the end. The shank has a circular toothed wheel mounted in a forked carrier which can be adjusted by a wingnut which can allow the wheel to be removed. " J DIXON " is stamped on one side of the shank.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production place
Classification
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This
wheel
pricker
was
used
by
Robert
Graham,
who
owned
a
boot
repair
and
saddlery
shop
in
Queen
Street,
Waitara.
Wheel
prickers
were
used
to
make
a
series
of
holes
in
the
surface
of
the
leather
to
guide
the
awl
before
sewing.
Accession number
TM2003.023
Collection type
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