AmericanLongRifles Forums
General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Frozen Run on October 03, 2025, 07:24:23 PM
-
What sort of stamps, if any, were available for leather tooling embellishments? I know they would stamp dots and crease lines like you see on cross hatched designs and turtle ball bags. They cut, carved, and scratched designs into leather work. Were there any tools outside of that, like what we see with modern day leather stamps? Basket weave, arches, petals, multi liners, etc? Thank you.
-
Madison Grant's book on shot bags have several with stamping on them. They are all simple and can be made easily from brass. Send me a pm and I'll get you some pictures. Oh, also they all look to be from the 19th century.
-
Reading up on 18th century book binding and leather rolls would be a great place to start.
https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/rare-book-school/bookbindings-pre-1800 (https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/rare-book-school/bookbindings-pre-1800)
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57609/57609-h/57609-h.htm (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57609/57609-h/57609-h.htm)
(https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57609/57609-h/images/p06.jpg)
Some small embossing wheels for leather hobbyists are pretty close.
(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-63ohgykn/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/333/901/26904084_1986162688374772_495836690747354965_n__27473.1596485148.jpg?c=2)
-
That's a wicked clever idea! Like you hear from Ian, these items weren't created in a vacuum, you need to look at what's around the item to really understand what it is. Or something very similar to that I believe? I love creative solutions, thank you backsplash.