What are these

[Rustic23]

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[KCGeezer]

Scrapers for skinning and an awl? Are they bone or

 

[Z3Dreamer]

better pic please.

 

[Rustic23]

Mystery solved:

They are ribbon threaders. Still not sure how they are used.

 

[powerplay]

Mystery solved:

They are ribbon threaders. Still not sure how they are used.

They are used to pull a length of ribbon through a casing on a garment. So this could be for a waistband or hood. A similar tool to thread elastic through a casing is called a bodkin.

 

[cooch96]

Mystery solved:

They are ribbon threaders. Still not sure how they are used.

I could imagine using these to thread ribbon through a loom or perhaps things like whalebone, a wicker fan, and the like. Just push the threader through the tight gap, slip a length of ribbon into the slot, and pull the reader back out with one end of the ribbon. Pretty much same concept as a needle and thread.

 

[Souschef]

better pic please.

Here you go

 

[Z3Dreamer]

Here you go

Thanks.

 

[SumDay]

Certainly more attractive than what you can buy now.

 

[Rianne]

This is a archeological quiz. Those are probably from the early 1900's. We have these kind of tests at our forest preserve lunches.