Any Idea What This Is For?

[Buttons]

Some type of lacing?

[Mjolnir131]

My guess would be some type of punch for a unknown type of case latch or other hardware.

[WyomingSlick]

Exactly right. Such hardware fastened onto the leather with prongs which went through the slots made by the punch. They were than bent over a backing plate with a hammer or mallet to secure the hardware. These were usually only used by "production shops" that turned out a lot of the same item since each differant hardware item might require a differant configuration of the punch. Does that one say CARR manufacturing on it? They made a lot of these.

[bruce johnson]

This one is for punching the holes for a Lift-The-Dot fastener. They are a directional safety snap that only are supposed to open if lifted in one direction.

[Buttons]

Bruce, thanks.

This looks like it.

http://www.perfectfit.com/15333/154474/Lift--the--Dot-Fasteners/Lift--The--DOT-plate-for-16205--16206.html

[Tree Reaper]

http://www.ohiotravelbag.com/FlipBook/P212_BOOK_1.indb/index.html#/24/zoomed

#450 Ohio Travel Bag

[WyomingSlick]

This one is for punching the holes for a Lift-The-Dot fastener. They are a directional safety snap that only are supposed to open if lifted in one direction.

I don't think so. If you look at the angle of the blades and their spacing, you will see there isn't a match there. I know there was a punch like this made for the Lift-The-Dot Fastener as I have seen them, but this isn't it.

Edited August 13, 2013 by WyomingSlick

[bruce johnson]

_{I am just going by some that I have. These came with a bunch of lift the dot fasteners in a couple styles that fit these punches and the handled drivers are apparently to work the stud portion. Some of the sockets did have the tabs wider above the hole than below. I got these with a bunch of handled drivers and some of the punches were different from these also. I sold the fasteners, all the different handled tools, and the punches to a car restorer back east somewhere a few years ago. I kept the few duplicates back. The handled tools are all marked Carr and "Lift The Dot" but no markings on the punches.}

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