Miniature Crete knife ?

erlikhan · 25th April 2007, 08:19 PM

These are very realistic ,proportional and almost functional antique miniatures.. A Crete knife with no doubt, a mortar pestle I guess, a hammer, a knife sharpener? with stone which has signs of wear of use , and a tool with needle like pointed but strong tip.All have beautifully worked bone or ivory grips. If these are just miniature models of tools, do they symbolize something definite altogether? Eftihis you have any idea ? Knife is 7 cms

regards

Rick · 25th April 2007, 08:36 PM

The outside of the mortar and pestle(?) is it covered with wax or a waxy substance?

spiral · 25th April 2007, 09:33 PM

Lovley things! One can see the blood vessels in the handals, So they are bone handals.

Spiral

eftihis · 26th April 2007, 07:56 AM

Hi, i have never seen something like that, but for sure there is no symbolism. The tool with the needle type tip looks like a tool of a leather worker or shoes repairing tool.

Rick · 26th April 2007, 03:57 PM

To me these all look like miniature leather working tools .

erlikhan · 4th May 2007, 02:08 PM

Thanks to all replies. Mortar pestle.. It writes so in my cyber dictionary, for the tool which is used to crush material in mortar. Is it called something else?

And the cylinder, which I assume a miniature knife grinder. Yes it has wax, to imitate grinding stone I guess. I will continue to expect further opinions about these babies.

Rick · 4th May 2007, 04:53 PM

Hello Erlikhan,
I believe the miniature waxed cylinder may be for waxing thread to facilitate easier passage through leather.
I showed these pieces to my Wife who is a garment maker and she concurs that the small pillar like object (which you refer to as a mortar or pestle) is in fact a seam tamper which was used in conjunction with the small hammer to flatten a seam after it has been glued and sewn. The awl of course is to pierce the leather for the sewing needle.

25th April 2007, 08:19 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Miniature Crete knife ? These are very realistic ,proportional and almost functional antique miniatures.. A Crete knife with no doubt, a mortar pestle I guess, a hammer, a knife sharpener? with stone which has signs of wear of use , and a tool with needle like pointed but strong tip.All have beautifully worked bone or ivory grips. If these are just miniature models of tools, do they symbolize something definite altogether? Eftihis you have any idea ? Knife is 7 cms regards Attached Images

4th May 2007, 04:53 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Leather Tools Hello Erlikhan, I believe the miniature waxed cylinder may be for waxing thread to facilitate easier passage through leather. I showed these pieces to my Wife who is a garment maker and she concurs that the small pillar like object (which you refer to as a mortar or pestle) is in fact a seam tamper which was used in conjunction with the small hammer to flatten a seam after it has been glued and sewn. The awl of course is to pierce the leather for the sewing needle.

25th April 2007, 08:36 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	The outside of the mortar and pestle(?) is it covered with wax or a waxy substance?

25th April 2007, 09:33 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Lovley things! One can see the blood vessels in the handals, So they are bone handals. Spiral

26th April 2007, 07:56 AM	#4
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 507	Hi, i have never seen something like that, but for sure there is no symbolism. The tool with the needle type tip looks like a tool of a leather worker or shoes repairing tool.

26th April 2007, 03:57 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	To me these all look like miniature leather working tools .

4th May 2007, 02:08 PM	#6
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Thanks to all replies. Mortar pestle.. It writes so in my cyber dictionary, for the tool which is used to crush material in mortar. Is it called something else? And the cylinder, which I assume a miniature knife grinder. Yes it has wax, to imitate grinding stone I guess. I will continue to expect further opinions about these babies.