Creaser / Tickler -- Single Crease, without a Fence:
Use:
Crease / Tickler tools are used to create a decorative border on a leather surface. Many of these tools are steel, however some are wooden. Wooden creases are less likely to discolor leather.
A tickler is a single crease without a fence on the edge, they can be used to create a decorative line any where on the leather.
Toolmaker: Henry G. Gomph & Co.
- Two clearly marked "GOMPH" ticklers, no other numbers or size codes.
- Reprint of "Henry G. Gomph & Co. Fine Harness Tools" catalogue lists these tools as a No. 022 (small) and No. 024 (large) Single Ticklers. Also, avalible is an No. 023 (medium).
- The right tool was purchased as a part of a saddle and harness makers tool chest, said to belong to the Sawyer Brothers of Liberty, PA between 1905-1923.
Toolmaker: C. S. Osborne & Co.
- Left: a "C. S. O & Co", Number 1 tickler.
- Right a "C. S. OSBORNE & CO", Number 0 tickler.
- A late 1880's vintage C.S. Osborne catalogue lists this tool as a, No. 13. Single Ticklers, Octagon, Rosewood Handles, Sizes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- The right tool was purchased as a part of a saddle and harness makers tool chest, said to belong to the Sawyer Brothers of Liberty, PA between 1905-1923.
Toolmaker: Shapleigh Hardware
- A No. 4 "Diamond Edge" tickler, made by Shapleigh Hardware, St Louis, Mo.
Toolmaker: Unknown
- A small tickler, by an unknown maker.
