Old tool of some kind

[MackDigger]

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

the pictures of the tool are dark, hard to make out any defining characteristics of the tool, also could you put up a picture of the back part on tool.It makes me think of a tire repair tool for punctures just can't tell.

 

[MackDigger]

 

[bill_wabo]

My guess would be a needle for thick leather sewing, but no expert.

 

[ctclink83]

I believe it's a type of sewing awl (leather, heavy material, etc), however I haven't been able to find one with dual ends such as this one.

 

[MackDigger]

I found it in my attic with many other items from about 1909 through 1931 as far as I can tell so far. If that helps.

 

[bradyboy]

I'm guessing that thread was loaded thru the tube, from the handle to the pointed tip ?
Is the tube hollow from one end to the other?

 

[releventchair]

Interesting tool.
I found no match in a brief search.
The one end having a lug on it hinted of a bobbin holder ,but no wear from it riding on the handle.
The diameter looks bigger than most sewing awls and makes me think of a burlap bag closer.
Most awls for sewing have one hole through them , so why two?
Dog food bags have a pull strip where one string gets pulled out of the other...I don't know how the stitching goes...

One picture showed a burlap stitcher with a rod through handle that looked a little like a Yankee screwdriver.
To use the o.p.' s tool like an awl would not work well with the rod sticking out of the handle on the palm side.
?

 

[mk4125]

Ice pick...definitely a murder weapon. As long as your prints are not all over it you should be fine. If not then lets work on that alibi.

 

[4x4x4]

Don't know the diameter of the working end but wholeheartedly agree with everything the others...sewing........or murder !

 

[hvacker]

Looks like the thing they used to give me booster shots with when I was a kid.
Then the other kids would punch me in the arm.

 

[Bruce R]

Looks like one of those things to inject preservatives into meat, probably had a hose on the back end . Or maybe even for embalming.

 

[Duckshot]

Is the metal a hollow tube? If it is that thing might be a fid for splicing three strand line.

 

[MackDigger]

It appears to be hollow Yes

 

[MackDigger]

I can't find anything like it online

 

[Duckshot]

Look for something about tying fishing nets? Maybe.

What did you find near it?

 

[MackDigger]

It was under the floor board of my attic.

 

[Duckshot]

Maybe its a carpenter's tool of some kind. Also it is probably broken. Carpenters have a habit of throwing broken tools and leaving them lay.

 

[sutphin]

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