Contributing Member UKRay Posted May 28, 2010 Author Contributing Member Report Posted May 28, 2010 I think it could be something to do with inlaying leather in a desk top or table, the flame keeps the rabbit glue or hide glue soft and flexible the rake spreads the glue as you roll out the leather, just a guess cheers Mike First prize goes to the man in clogs. According to the man who sold it to me, it is indeed a Victorian glue spreader. I don't fancy connecting it up to a gas bottle and trying it, but it certainly looks as though it would work well. Nice one Mike! Ray Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Members MikeCahill Posted May 28, 2010 Members Report Posted May 28, 2010 First prize goes to the man in clogs. According to the man who sold it to me, it is indeed a Victorian glue spreader. I don't fancy connecting it up to a gas bottle and trying it, but it certainly looks as though it would work well. Nice one Mike! Ray It will be made to work at mains pressure and it would have been town gas in those days, so butane would work, you can get adjustable pressure regulators or just "crack" the valve, but why risk it Quote
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