COOPER'S TOOL
 
COOPER'S TOOL
A set of French tools used for barrel making. The heavy 10" long iron mallet for putting in place the metal hoops and a special 15" long spike tool (resinatore) used for shaping the head of the barrels so that they could fit into a groove cut into the inside edge of the staves. These two tools traditional found tied together. These bound with a leather strap.
10.5"h x 6.5"w x 1.25"d
France, early 20th C.

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