December 5, 200619 yr Found in box of junk i bought on ebay. Its not a dogs nail trimmer,nor does it punch a hole,just leaves an impression that looks like kernel or corn.
December 5, 200619 yr It looks and sounds as though it might be used for making impressions in leather. That's my best guess...
December 5, 200619 yr I would be inclined to agree with A.S.T.. But then again I have been mildly confused before. :)
December 5, 200619 yr I think its definitely a saw set ( used to bend the teeth on a hand saw to a predetermined amount ) both right and left.
December 5, 200619 yr Yep, it's a saw set alright. Always several of them on eBay. I use eBay as a reference a lot!
December 5, 200619 yr Yes, its a saw set, one of a whole myrad of designs thru the years, this one is for use with a handsaw.
December 5, 200619 yr Author Sure enough,its a saw set.I tried it on an old saw.I even get the idea,you do every other tooth the flip it over and do the rest.I really had it stuck in my mind that it was a railroad conductors ticket thingy,because i reckoned by not punching trough you woundt get a build up of confetti on the floor,and because it wuold be hard to copy that pear shaped stamp it puts on paper!any thanks fellas!! smart bunch here.
December 5, 200619 yr In fact yours is a Morrill's # 1, in a 1902 catalougue they were listed at $14 a dozen. These are some saw sharpening tools: Left background - A Saw Vice. Left front - A Saw Jointer. Center - A patented saw filing guide. Right background - The type of Saw Set I prefer. Right front - A type of saw set called a Wrest.
December 6, 200619 yr Darn, Woody, you beat me to it. I thought I had finally been the first to figure one of these out.
December 8, 200619 yr and of course in the background is a mouse, which may or may not have left droppings on the other side of some kind of a chunk of mystery metal
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