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Awl Tool
Awl Tool
Awl Tool

Awl Tool

Manufacturer / Maker unidentified
Date1972
Mediumwood, metal
Dimensions5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (14.6 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. Sarah Louise Cook
Object numberPC1972.18.48
DescriptionThis tool is an awl, which is generally used for punching or marking materials such as leather, canvas, or fabric. The awl curved wooden handle, similar to a cylinder which narrows on one end. At this end is also a small metal piece which holds a long, thin rod with a point at the end.
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Terms
    Trocar
    Dietrich W. Kolbe
    1863-65
    Ivory Knitting Needle
    unidentified
    ca. 1925
    Leather Punch Tool
    Kraeuter
    ca. 1915
    Canvas Cinch
    unidentified
    ca. 1930
    Albuquerque National Bank Bag
    Albuquerque National Bank
    ca. 1965
    Scale
    Chatillon
    ca. 1880
    Scale
    Chatillon
    ca. 1880
    Scale
    Chatillon
    ca. 1880
    Shoe Stretcher
    Hale's Shoes