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John Adams (Manufacturer)

A crease is used to make ornamental grooves in leatherwork. This is a double crease and would have made lozenge-shaped grooves. It has a steel blade and wooden handle. It was used in the same workshop in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, for 70 years by Alfred Burrows.

1 double crease; wood and metal [steel]; good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This crease was given to Mr. Massingham by Mr. Alfred Burrows of Great Milton (Oxon.) who had been using it in the same workshop at Great Milton for 70 years. It is a double crease used for making ornamental grooves in leather work, usually in the shape of lozenges according to Mr. Massingham. It is a delicate tool, with a turned wooden handle and a steel blade. The blade curves upwards and terminates in two sharp, parallel edges which measure about .3 of an inch in length. The name of the maker, John Adams, Brindley Lat (?) is stamped on the blade. The tool measures 6 inches in length.', MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/249 // NAME: SADDLER'S CREASE // NEG NO.: 35/147 // STORAGE: P.Ex. (Permanent Exhibition) Harness.'

1870-01-01 - 1879-12-31

1870s

Wood, Metal, steel