thanks to Philip, makes me deeply fall into this big trap of vintage tool collection especially J.dixon pricking irons.😂😂😂
I tried to find other size similar irons online. I have flipped all over pages of eBay and other dealer's websites, hardly find any. I don't know why J.dixon pricking iron or other old irons are so rare.
currently, I find one in our country, and he asks me for 46 pounds (i put a photo later).
is it worth this money for iron with this condition?
Ronnieli, you have actually bought this iron from me. 😉
This pricking iron hit my collection in 2019. At the moment I bought it the tail and half the body was black painted suggesting it was custom made for Abbey England's line of tools years ago.
As far as I know, the man behind these tools was a former Dixon employee. I'm not sure if he made them in the spare time while he was employed or after he leaved. That's why the lack of branding. This man still lives today and continues making leatherworking tools, although I can't remember his name at the moment.
(Strictly regarding the official Dixon factory, as @Leathercraft Masterclass said above, for unknown reasons they weren't always branding their tools.)
Originally, the prongs were 4mm in width, so well chunky, the iron being intended to be used in bridle making and saddlery (thick leathers and threads). Because I needed a less wide prong for fine leatherworking I reduced the prongs width to about 3 mm, which is the common size for a vintage #6 iron.
At this width the prongs are leaving behind a nice row of prick marks, making the iron suitable in vegtan handles and bag making.
Hopefully we'll see from you a nice bag made with this iron.
I brought this yesterday on ebay for 38 pounds. Any comments on this one. Not sure it is good or bad one.
thanks to Philip, makes me deeply fall into this big trap of vintage tool collection especially J.dixon pricking irons.😂😂😂
I tried to find other size similar irons online. I have flipped all over pages of eBay and other dealer's websites, hardly find any. I don't know why J.dixon pricking iron or other old irons are so rare.
currently, I find one in our country, and he asks me for 46 pounds (i put a photo later).
is it worth this money for iron with this condition?
Ronnieli, you have actually bought this iron from me. 😉
This pricking iron hit my collection in 2019. At the moment I bought it the tail and half the body was black painted suggesting it was custom made for Abbey England's line of tools years ago.
As far as I know, the man behind these tools was a former Dixon employee. I'm not sure if he made them in the spare time while he was employed or after he leaved. That's why the lack of branding. This man still lives today and continues making leatherworking tools, although I can't remember his name at the moment.
(Strictly regarding the official Dixon factory, as @Leathercraft Masterclass said above, for unknown reasons they weren't always branding their tools.)
Originally, the prongs were 4mm in width, so well chunky, the iron being intended to be used in bridle making and saddlery (thick leathers and threads). Because I needed a less wide prong for fine leatherworking I reduced the prongs width to about 3 mm, which is the common size for a vintage #6 iron.
At this width the prongs are leaving behind a nice row of prick marks, making the iron suitable in vegtan handles and bag making.
Hopefully we'll see from you a nice bag made with this iron.
Interesting. Yes it shall not happen that blogo gone but size mark is still there
I cannot tell you what this is, but what i am wondering is why the brand would have worn off when the "6" is still crisp af?!