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Posted 10 years ago

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Found in a garden in Niagara, Canada. Time frame: 1790-present. Does anyone have an idea what it is?

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fhrjr2, 10 years ago
I believe that is an early tracing stylus. Quite possibly used with carbon paper to trace an image.
kyratango, 10 years ago
Hi there!
This is for sure a burnisher, used after applying gold leaves on wood furniture or frames or as thin on leather book cover.
What was it dooing in a garden? That is the mystery! ;-)
kyratango, 10 years ago
Or calligraphy in gold, see this :
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSu9iAFblZy9-087t0WpGwchga-eIbblnw_fJ1GZnnHO-ZNyyJ9

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