Wooden / Bone Edge Crease:
Use:
Crease tools are used to create a decorative border on a leather surface. Many of these tools are steel, however some are made of wood or bone. Wooden or bone creases are less likely to discolor leather.
Toolmaker: C.S. Osborne & Co.
- A clearly marked "C.S. OSBORNE & CO., Newark, N.J." wooden edge crease. Note each end of the tool has two different width single line edge creases. The center acts as the fence.
- A late 1880's vintage C.S. Osborne catalogue lists this tool as a, No. 20. Wood Creasers, Lignumvitae, 4 Sizes on each creaser.
- This 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: Unkown
- A well made bone creaser. Note each end of the tool has two different width single line edge creases. The center acts as the fence.
