About this objectUpholsterer and bootmakers tool - shaped like a paring knife with a saw-toothed edge and indented pointed tip.
Forged metal blade with a wooden handle.
The tip is used to pry staples on one side and tacks on the other. The sawtooth edge is used to pull up metal tack strips. The handle can be used as a hammer.
MakerGeorge Barnsley & Sons
Maker RoleManufacturer
Period1940-1960's
Place MadeSheffield, England
Medium and MaterialsMetal, timber.
Inscription and Marks"GEO. BARNSLEY & SONS" "SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND".
MeasurementsW: 30mm
L: 75mm
Diam: 25mm
Named CollectionO'Halloran Collection
Credit LineFound in situ when the cottage and shop was purchased for use as a museum in 2005.
