I needed a way to show you a side view of the little tool, and had picked up the clip(?) a while back, thought I would ask about both.

The little black handle tool likely isnt a screwdriver, is it ?  The configuration of the blade has to be for a specific purpose, any ideas ?
It looks like the tip has been ground rather fine, unless it's a wood working tool...

And the wooden clip, it you look closely in the second pic, you will see  metal blade.  No idea what is it but picked it up under my rule:  Dont pass up older cheap wooden items.

Thanks

Brian L.

Leaning toward engraving tool more than screwdriver, it's very small, but it is kinda odd looking....


WHERE have I seen that wooden thing before?????

hmm

>my rule:  Dont pass up older cheap wooden items.
Heck no, worse case, if it looks odd, and the wood is good, you can always sell it to the crafts folks ;P

That wooden tool is just like one displayed at the last MWTCA meeting I was at.   One of the ladies present said it was for stretching womens gloves after washing.   The presence of the semi sharp blade was not explained.  I looked it over as well, and, no clue. 

Well, I found a patent (309666)  for a glove streatcher combined with a ruler for measuring the users hand, and it looks just like that one (sans ruler)...so , I suppose that is what it is...
(No blade shown on the patented one)

heh....

OK, now if I can find one with the ruler, I'll have the full collection!   Nuthin to it...





Thanks guys !

Brian L.

Doesnt seem like they are uncommon...

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=glove%20stretcher&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US

Brian L.

Interesting. probably not *made* by Best, Best & co registered their name as a trademark, so we get dates for them and a manufacturers product class.
First use was listed as 1923, mark expired 1992. Company is/was in New York, and they only list themselves as apparrel makers, no tools or utensils, so I assume it was made by others and their name put on it as an accessory to sell with gloves..

The 'depose' mark means it is registered (eg a design patent or such...)

May not be as ~antique~ as the seller thinks, but it sure is a good whatsit ;P

The little tool is too wide to be an engraver's push chisel. Engraving tools usually have a square shank of 1/8" or less, ground to the proper graver profile for the work to be done.

Likely an ordinary user-modified turnscrew, ground thin for some reason, but could be a push chisel used for smoothing/carving in wood.

 Nine inch long fingers ?   That would be a lot of WOMAN to handle ;-)

I have one of those small flat handled screwdrivers

Quote from: bgarrett on October 21, 2012, 03:58:25 PM
I have one of those small flat handled screwdrivers

With a flat blade screwdriver tip ?

Brian L.

Here's a handle that I posted earlier. Looks a lot alike. No blade.

I don't know who altered it so thin, or why,
but its a gunsmith pattern driver.

With a crutch handle that wide and a blade that thick?
Ain't no mistaking.
  yours Scott

Maybe the metal in the glove stretcher is a guide to keep the tips aligned.

Bryan, that Starrett ruler sure looks unstraight.  Is that just a quirk of the photo angle or lens distortion?