Mystery old cone shaped chisel awl tool?

[Kevlardini]

Found this in a basement literally under piles of STUFF. It looks like it's stamped JOHN PETRIE. Point is sharp and the edges are slightly sharp. But what is it?

 

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[tamrock]

Maybe an implement to perforate stiching holes heavy leather. A sewing awl ??

 

[Mud Hut]

Google John Petrie tools ... Interesting .. maybe a connection?

 

[oldsilver]

looks like trade goods made into a point. We find a few from copper on Jersey shore contact sites...Good luck

 

[Kevlardini]

Maybe an implement to perforate stiching holes heavy leather. A sewing awl ??

Sewing awls are usually smaller. I could see it as a leather awl possibly? Definitely an old one. The half cone shape is what's weird though.

 

[Kevlardini]

Google John Petrie tools ... Interesting .. maybe a connection?

I saw the John Petrie Lathe. I wonder if that could be a lathe cutter tool?

 

[Kevlardini]

Google John Petrie tools ... Interesting .. maybe a connection?

I saw the John Petrie Lathe. I wonder if that could be a lathe cutter tool?

 

[Kevlardini]

looks like trade goods made into a point. We find a few from copper on Jersey shore contact sites...Good luck

Possibly... Where they just novelty items or did they make them as tools? (The ones you found)

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Look for the same maker and see if he did wood carving tools, not just lathe.It looks like some carving tools.It also has features you can see in clay sculpting tools.

 

[Tony in SC]

Kinda looks like a shaver for fitting babbitt bearings.

 

[Kevlardini]

Look for the same maker and see if he did wood carving tools, not just lathe.It looks like some carving tools.It also has features you can see in clay sculpting tools.

That's what I originally thought! Some kind of wood carving tool. The other John Petrie I found was an architect/mason, so I don't think he's right.

 

[Indian Steve]

It might be a brick masons tool for cleaning up the mortar lines in a brick wall.

 

[drywasher]

brick tuck pointing tool......

 

[Kevlardini]

Kinda looks like a shaver for fitting babbitt bearings.

Yeah Actually that looks real similar! Very good idea!

 

[HuntinDog]

The early ones were used for boring holes in timbers in hard rock mines.

 

[oldsilver]

tools

copper projectile points.found in that shape as well as a 1/2 diamond shape
nice.

 

[Bruce R]

Earwax removal tool.