GG’s, esp. UK Galoots:

I have a mystery tool in hand.

Marked “25 / BRADES / Made in England”

Does anyone have a Brades catalog, other than the 1941 edition posted online at
toolemera.com<http://toolemera.com>? ( That
1941 edition does not list pattern 25 on the index page. )

Bugbear contributed this back in 2005:
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/144874/single/

The tool is about 6”long, a single steel forging.  The “business end” looks like
a Bay Leaf in profile, which is 3” long and 3/4” wide.  The 1/8” cross section
is “lenticular,” meaning it’s like the cross section of a convex lens. The edges
are DULL.

The 1/4” dia. shank of the tool ends in a 1” round flat top about 1/8” thick.
No signs of hammering on this flat top.

No idea what it’s purpose was, or even what trade it belongs to, as it’s clear
that Brades / William Huntsman & Sons made tools for a wide variety of trades,
including mason and agriculture tools.

My current best SWAG is that it’s for grafting fruit trees, but don’t ask me why
I believe this.

John Ruth

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