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Leather tools? and a tiny wrench for square head/socket fasteners?

Outlawmws

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These three tools have me baffled. Picked them up over the weekend, and my usual Google image search when I'm stumped got me no where

The hook I'm pretty sure is fir pulling a thread, or more likely a lace through a hole, but for what purpose exactly I don't know seems there are better ways for that. It's not a thread ripper, there is no edge on the inside of the hook.

The other tool I have no clue. the "blade" tip is sharp, but not cutting sharp and the channel is over bent, meaning it is a tapered wall in the straight section, and the holes must serve some purpose. the blade does get held in with a (missing) set screw. The hole in the ferrule collar is threaded, and there is a corresponding hole in the wood handle.

Hopefully some of you do more leather work than I do... GirlnAgarage, are you around? :dunno:

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The other one is clearly a wrench of some sort, but for what specifically? I'm thinking clock watch, but it could also be for winding something up... preloading a watch spring? :dunno:

It has three square "sockets" and three square "bits", in three sizes.

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I'm not sure what those are. Mind if I post that pic up on my leather forum? I'll see what answers I get.
 

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I have one of the second one pictured. I saw one also at an antique show. There was a older lady standing next to me and she seemed to know a bit about them. She said it was a tool for crochet or some other specialized 'knitting' operation that I have forgotten the name of.
The first one looks like it might be useful for lacing a baseball glove.
 

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Third one looks like a leather punch. The other two look like something to thread string/leather through the pc you just punched.
 
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I'm not sure what those are. Mind if I post that pic up on my leather forum? I'll see what answers I get.

Go for it. I had another thought the curved bit might be for freehand "scribing" into the leather as well, but still does not explain the hook...
 
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Third one looks like a leather punch. The other two look like something to thread string/leather through the pc you just punched.

The third tool is not a punch; no edges, and the tips are square on the "male" spokes and round outside square inside on the female spokes.
 
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I have one of the second one pictured. I saw one also at an antique show. There was a older lady standing next to me and she seemed to know a bit about them. She said it was a tool for crochet or some other specialized 'knitting' operation that I have forgotten the name of.
The first one looks like it might be useful for lacing a baseball glove.

Interesting thought ion the second one. Have to do some Googling.

On the hook, I think the tip is too big for a base ball's stitch holes, but again an interesting thought.
 

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This tool is a watchmakers bench key. The various sizes are used when disassembling a watch to either let down the mainspring or wind the mainspring. This one would have been adjustable for different size watches.
 

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This tool is a watchmakers bench key. The various sizes are used when disassembling a watch to either let down the mainspring or wind the mainspring. This one would have been adjustable for different size watches.

So I had a pretty good initial guess! Thanks!
 
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