Bissonnette, Edge Tools:
Use:
A saddle and harness maker will create a rounded edge on leather parts that contact the horse or rider. A rounded and burnished edge will be less likely to sore the horse or wear against other leather parts. A Bissonnette edge tool creates a rounded edge and has the advantage that it may be pushed or pulled along the leather.
Toolmaker: Charles Rosecrans
Inventor: Charles Rosecrans
- Clearly marked "C. ROSECRANS PAT. JUNE 2 03" numbers "1" and "2".
- U.S. Patent No. 00730163, Dated June 2, 1903, "Beveling-Tool", Charles Rosecrans, of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
- These two tools where 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.
