AEBL Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 (edited) Some of them I can figure out: P=pear shader, V=veiner, U=mule tracks, S=seeder ... but K, A, X ... ? X=basket? I'm interested in floral carving, but have zero experience. I got a collection of tools from a local guy. I'm sure that there are people that understand the purpose of the various stamps - but sometimes if your only clue is what the stamp looks like in leather, it is still a mystery. For instance if I hadn't watched some videos, the purpose of mule tracks would have been lost on me, I would have assumed it was some sort of border stamp. Edited February 26 by AEBL Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted February 26 Moderator Report Posted February 26 The letters came in after 1963. Before that the stamps are called "Pre Letter" by collectors. They used the letters for general stamp categories in the catalogs. Some of them as you say are intuitive - P for pear shaders, etc. Others like bevelers, basket stamp, and borders all start with "B" so they used other letters. To confuse things further, some stamps of a certain number were discontinued over the years and another totally different stamp came in with that number. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
CFM chuck123wapati Posted February 26 CFM Report Posted February 26 it helps a bunch if you can find an old Tandy catalog I have an old tattered copy that i still go to sometimes. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Northmount Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 2 hours ago, AEBL said: Some of them I can figure out: P=pear shader, V=veiner, U=mule tracks, S=seeder ... but K, A, X ... ? X=basket? I'm interested in floral carving, but have zero experience. I got a collection of tools from a local guy. I'm sure that there are people that understand the purpose of the various stamps - but sometimes if your only clue is what the stamp looks like in leather, it is still a mystery. For instance if I hadn't watched some videos, the purpose of mule tracks would have been lost on me, I would have assumed it was some sort of border stamp. A couple files that may help, especially conversions for a number of old stamps, or similar to old stamps. CraftoolConversionChart s.pdf #90 1961 Craftool Leather Stamps.pdf Quote
Members Beehive Posted February 26 Members Report Posted February 26 My various stamps carry a V, D or an X prefix. One with no prefix. Every stamp I have came from Tandy. 2004-2006 era. I also have a bunch of stamps marked, "US Stamp". Quote
AEBL Posted February 26 Author Report Posted February 26 (edited) I have some "US Stamps" also, as well as some Craftool look-alikes (?) that are stamped with TAIWAN, but otherwise look like Craftool stamps. They're the same yellowish-chrome (nickel, perhaps?) color, with a similar knurling pattern on the handle, with similar product codes to the Craftool-stamped articles. They seem fairly-okay quality. I also have a lot of duplicate stamps ... is eBay the only place to offload them? Edited February 26 by AEBL Quote
Northmount Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 5 hours ago, AEBL said: I also have a lot of duplicate stamps ... is eBay the only place to offload them? You can sell them in the Marketplace here. Quote
AEBL Posted February 27 Author Report Posted February 27 3 hours ago, Northmount said: You can sell them in the Marketplace here. I will probably try that in a bit, thanks. Quote
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