Shoe Button and Pastry Crimper??

[ripvanb]

Could this be an old shoe button. It’s dimpled and the back is missing. Also anyone know what this tool might be? It Kind of looks like a pastry crimper or pasta cutter. Thanks.

 

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[nhbenz]

I’d speculate that the pulley thingy may have been attached to a wooden rod with three screws, noting that the holes are tapered on one side. The little ribs inside the pulley would help grip the rope (or string)... maybe from window blinds?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

NHBenz is on the right track. The second object is the end of a roller window-shade "rod," that the sheet rolled up on. See the illustration below, from an early-1900s mailorder catalog.

 

[ripvanb]

Thanks for the ID!

 

[BuckleBoy]

NHBenz is on the right track. The second object is the end of a roller window-shade "rod," that the sheet rolled up on. See the illustration below, from an early-1900s mailorder catalog.

Just to throw a wrench into this excellent ID—the examples of these which have the herringbone pattern inside the lip are likely from parlor bell levers—As is any example which has two slots. (Although not all the bell cranks had the slots “a” and “b.” See below.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I found a few of these on a site here in Ontario years ago.