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TOOL: HOMEMADE STAMP, LIPFERT FAMILY

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Overview

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.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1991.184.1

Item type

Objects

Material

Wood

Metal

Keywords

LIPFERT FAMILY

LIPFERT Family Collection

LIPFERT, Hermann Franz Otto

Leather

Craftsmen

HANDCRAFTS

Photographed 2023

Cancer Foundation Of W.A

Statement of significance

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

Last modified

Friday, 21 November, 2025

Completeness

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