TOOL: AWL, STRAIGHT, LIPFERT FAMILY
Awl with bulbous, dark wooden handle and shark, stubby spike held by a brass strip clamped around front of handle.
These awls are used to prick holes in leather to facilitate stitching. Thought to have been used by Otto Lipfert whose hobbies included leatherworking. From the Lipfert home at 270 York Street.
Three awls used to prick holes in leather to facilitate stitching. Thought to have been used by Otto Lipfert whose hobbies included leatherworking. From the Lipfert home at 270 York Street, Subiaco. W.A.
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An awl used in leatherworking, possibly used by Otto Lipfert, a local resident.
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