Writing tool not sure what this is please help identify?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

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[Carolina Tom]

Awl.

They may have hit the top with a small hammer, to make a mark on sheet metal, prior to drilling a hole through it. I can not see the top, so as to ascertain whether it has been hit.

 

[taz42o]

Probably a scribe . Some combination squares come with a small scribe in them.

 

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

How Old do you think it is?

 

[taz42o]

No idea of age.

 

[cw0909]

nice find
i think i still have mine somewhere, bought at yard sale in the 70s
with a bunch of other old craftsman srewdrivers

 

[Anduril]

I'm thinking it's a hand awl for punching holes in leather.

Now, as to WHY that comes to mind.... I have no idea!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

taz got it. It comes with the square. Its a scribe. My Dad had one. My guess is 50s. But my memory seems to remember it as smaller. The one my Dad used may have been worn short. Nice Vintage Stanley Combination Square W/Scribe And Working Level Pat. #1984951 | eBay

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