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 Yes, it's fun to collect them! It does get addictive. Not much on eBay like there used to be, same with many of the vintage dealers I used to buy from. Shame.
No that iron is in terrible condition, I would hold out for something less degraded unless you just want to have it for your collection.
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.
@Leathercraft Masterclass I would love to know the stories behind every single tool on my panel, unfortunately that's not possible. Vintage tools have a mystery aura around themselves and their story, mostly if it's a cool one, just brings so much more to it.
@Fadi They didn't always mark irons with their branding for some strange reason which makes identifying them a pain. The shape is usually an indicator, though Adams irons are sometimes very similar.
@ronnieli Yes, very likely to be a Joseph Dixon pricking iron. That has seen a lot of use and sharpening over the years which is why the prongs are so short. But it will still mark the leather just fine.
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?!