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Double Pricking Wheels: Potentially Silly Question

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Well I've seen online several vintage pricking wheels with two wheels arranged in parallel. First I thought the wheels would be at different pitches, so you had two options on one handle. But they all seem to be the same pitch. The only other reasonable explanation I can think of is that they are for making two parallel rows of stitching for heavy duty items. But most seem to be in very fine pitches -- up to 20 SPI!

Anyone got thoughts, experience or handed-down knowledge?

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Bootmaking tool? For doing decorative stitches?

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Not a bad thought, but most are about 1/2 to 3/4 inches between wheels. Since posting this question I have seen the referred to as pricking wheels for tailoring, where they are used to mark seam allowances.

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