With profuse apologies to Kirk and all the assembled Galooterati,  I'm starting
over, hopefully without the previous typos!!!

A *Corrected* Whatzit Mystery" for your consideration.
I recently bought two mystery tools at a local Flea. ( Observation on that,
later. )

They appear to be large triangular burnishers.  Envision a 12" triangular
tapered file _13/16" wide_, without teeth nor any sign that it ever had teeth.
It's in a 5" wooden handle with a brass ferrule that's made of simple brass
tubing. ( Tool is 17" LOA ).

The edges are slightly rounded and the sides are flat.  This pretty much ruled
out a "bearing scraper", as bearing scrapers have sharp edges and a concave
relief on each side.

The tip shows some signs of corner-rounding, but only for about 1/4" back from
the tip.

All three sides have a trademark just above the tang. ( i.e. in the same
position as a file would be stamped. ). Why would the maker _identically_ stamp
all three sides?

The mark is "K & F" enclosed in an ellipse. "Made in USA" is wrapped around the
exterior of the eclipse.

My speculations run toward a folding or creasing tool for bookbinding. Second
most likely seems to be leatherwork.  _The 13/16" width steers me away from
thinking it's an ordinary scraper burnisher._

Now, that observation I hinted at: The mere fact that I bought two tools without
knowing what they are is a symptom of the disease we all have!

John Ruth
Metuchen, NJ
I'm going to attempt to delete the previous erroneous post from the groups.io
website.






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Kirk Eppler
Planned Time Off
no major events planned
Principal Engineer
Pharm Dev Processing
eppler.kirk@g...<mailto:eppler.kirk@g...>
650 225-3911


--
Kirk Eppler
Planned Time Off
no major events planned
Principal Engineer
Pharm Dev Processing
eppler.kirk@g...<mailto:eppler.kirk@g...>
650 225-3911