Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl Leonard and Teresa A

Leonard and Teresa A

Signed (incised) in Japanese on the underside

with a few stains here and there as there should be

several months ago

Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl Leonard and Teresa AI didn't know quite what this was when I found it, I just loved its weight and surface and the shape of the cutout out, with ribbed areas at four points giving it a bit of tooth! It is marked "NYE Skip Tooth 1 1 2"" and also NYC Tool Machine Works" and so I've figured out is a Skip Tooth Die, which from what I can tell is basically a cutting tool. Also from what I can tell, this is a pretty old one, earlyish 20th century I believe. 3 7 8" x 3 7 8" x 7