Vintage Double Crab Shank Laster-Cobbler Shoe Maker Leather Boot Tool-Rare Item

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Vintage Double Crab Shank Laster-Cobbler Shoe Maker Leather Boot Tool-Rare Item
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This is guaranteed to be an authentic Crab Shank Laster, or your money back including return shipping.
I searched Google and the Internet to try and find out what this was. Much to my surprise, it was identified as a cobbler’s tool called a double crab laster. It is used to help shape the leather of a shoe’s or boot’s leather upper over a shoemaker’s last. A threaded key passes through 2 arced arms that are hinged together at one end. Each arm terminates at its other end in a simple 2-part grip like the jaws of square-nosed pliers. They are manually opened and closed with no spring, or other mechanism, to maintain their position. They open only narrowly. The width between these clamp-like ends can be adjusted by turning the threaded key. The key has a maximum length of about 6”. Each arm is about 3 ¾” long. The tool is steel and ¾” thick. Measures 18cm x 10cm x 1.6cm. Weight: 15.6 oz.
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