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TOOL: HOMEMADE STAMP, LIPFERT FAMILY

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A tool made by driving a nail into a bulbous wooden handle and clamping it tight with a metal collar. When the top of the handle was tappesd the nail head stamped circular indentations into leather to form a pattern.
The tool was presumably made by Otto Lipfert who enjoyed leatherworking as one of his hobbies. From the Lipfert home at 270 York Street,Subiaco. W,.A.

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cwa-org-43-1991.184.1
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Statement of significance

A tool used for leatherworking probably used by a local resident.

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