Any thoughts would be appreciated. It's made by Miller Falls and says "#381 3 1/2
The pics are in the drop box: ToolUnknown01.jpg ToolUnknown02.jpg
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Dec 30, 2007
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A bearing scraper. More styles here:
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I'll do it for him cause I'm a nice guy, sometimes.
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Wes
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:05:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes quickly quoth:
That looks an awful lot like a bootmaker's upper glazer, which was usually a bit more carrot-shaped. See Salaman's _Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools, c.1700-1950_, page 123.
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Looks like a bearing scraper to me.
thanks wes. the device is possibly a hand scraper for fitting white metal bearing shells. ...I think. the sharp edges rule out a swedish fid.
Sent a copy of the URL to a guy who does pics of odd tools. This is his reply: ================== I posted one of these on my site a while ago, it's a babbitt bearing scraper, #628 on this page:
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Check out the link below the photo on my link. ==================
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