Crease
Description
A screw crease with a rounded wooden handle attached to a shank which ends in a shield shaped head which is split in two. A thumbscrew is threaded through the shank. There is a small leather strap at the end of the handle. " J E BUTLER LD. " is stamped into the top of the shank.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
screw
crease
was
used
by
Robert
Graham,
who
owned
a
boot
repair
and
saddlery
shop
in
Queen
Street,
Waitara.
Leatherworkers
use
a
wide
variety
of
crease
tools,
but
they
all
have
the
basic
job
of
imprinting
lines
on
the
surface
of
leather.
This
can
be
done
for
decoration
or
as
a
guide
for
sewing.
Accession number
TM2003.026
Collection type
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