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Title: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: Jo1 on July 27, 2013, 05:11:36 PM

Hello all, I am new to this site.  I need your help please.  We found this strange item/tool on my grandfathers basement. It is made of leather and metal. The top portion is leather that folds over and has little metal circles across the top. The circles remind me of one side of a "snap".
Please look at the picture and let me know what you think it might be as we ate stumped!!  Thanks

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: bigwull on July 27, 2013, 05:17:35 PM

looks like it has something to do with archery....

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: Jo1 on July 27, 2013, 05:22:03 PM

My brother and father have always been into archery and they haven't a clue. 
My grandfather made many crafts with wood and leather.  Not sure if that helps...

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: bigwull on July 27, 2013, 05:24:54 PM

maybe they had a sideline  making knuckle dusters.... :D

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: Jo1 on July 27, 2013, 05:30:51 PM

Funny...
Grandpa passed away over 17 yrs ago.  My grandma passed away in Jan. Need less to say, we are finding many interesting things.
Hobbies of my grandparents that might help figure out what this is: crabbing, fishing, sewing, leather work, wood carving, clock making

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: fancypants on July 27, 2013, 05:46:04 PM

Welcome to the forum , Jo1 .

What you've got there is a cool little 'corn husker/shucker' !

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: Jo1 on July 27, 2013, 05:57:17 PM

Very cool!!!! Thank you.

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: fancypants on July 27, 2013, 11:19:15 PM

Yer certainly welcome ... and thanks for posting (an easy one!!) !

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: cogar on July 28, 2013, 02:43:51 AM

Here is an improvised one made of wood and a piece of a leather belt.

(http://www.penn.museum/collections/assets/13003_800.jpg)

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: Rauville on July 28, 2013, 08:13:41 AM

Back in the 1930's a man that was handy with one of those could feed a family during corn picking season. At 3 cents per bushel, earning up to $3 a day was possible.

And today...we have the new improved model!
(http://us.all.biz/img/us/catalog/118260.jpeg)

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: cogar on July 28, 2013, 09:41:09 AM

That was a goodern, Rauville. ;D ;D

Title: Re: What kind of tool am I?
Post by: KC on July 28, 2013, 10:50:12 AM

:)