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TOOL: CREASER, WOOD AND STEEL, LIPFERT FAMILY

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Overview

Implement with a gently curved shank ending in a flat, shield-shaped head with a blunt edge. It is set in a turned wooden handle and secured by means of a brass collar. It is used to imprint fine lines on the surface of leather. This is done as a guide or shallow channel for sewing or for decorating leather. Its imprint on the edge of leather articles such as shoes, purses, bags, holsters, etc, though sometimes referred as a crease, is in fact a bead. Assumed to have been used by Otto Lipfert who did leatherworking as a hobby. From the Lipfert home at 270 York Street, Subiaco.

Historical information

A crease/creaser is used to imprint fine lines on the surface of leather. This is done as a guide or shallow channel for sewing or for decorating leather. Its imprint on the edge of leather articles such as shoes, purses, bags, holsters etc., though sometimes referred to as a crease, is in fact a bead.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1991.186
Item type
Objects
Material
Wood
Steel
Width
28 mm
Height or length
175 mm
Keywords
Leather
LIPFERT, Hermann Franz Otto
LIPFERT FAMILY
Craftsmen
HANDCRAFTS
Photographed 2023
Cancer Foundation Of W.A
Statement of significance

An item used for leatherworking and possibly used in a local resident's home.

Last modified
Friday, 21 November, 2025
Completeness
83
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