AngieSA Report post Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) Good day from South Africa I recently acquired this piece of equipment and although I have trawled the net I can't find anything vaguely similar. It's stamped "E3383" RPM21Z, and has a British United Shoe Machinery Company plate. Looks to be some type of punch but it doesn't match anything in their 1911 catalogue and I can't find older catalogues, so hoping someone here can shed some light on it's function.... Copy.pdf 20160918_114133.pdf Edited September 19, 2016 by AngieSA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted September 19, 2016 Hi AngieSA, I believe I have one of these in storage. The punch section you see is interchangeable with a lot of other different punches. It operates a bit like a sewing machine and you offer the leather up and just sew along punching holes. One I have does brogue holes (1large and 2small holes). You need to get a cardboard tape made about 1mm thick and 12 or 13mm wide I think and feed it under the gaps in the base. This is for the punches to punch into but not right through and it feeds along with the job.The brass coloured thing adjusts the length of gap from memory. If you need some pics or whatever let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AngieSA Report post Posted September 19, 2016 Thanks so much RockyAussie. It's a very interesting and complicated looking piece of machinery for a hole punch ;), but it will definitely be of use with the laced stirrups I make. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
