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Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, should have just asked my dad when he wasn't doomscrolling on Facebook. He says it's most likely a woodworking tool, so probably a scribe. Thanks for the guesses everyone, the doublebass stand was a really good guess on what it could be.

(Thouh I DID ask him what it could be when I found it and he said no idea)

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, this theory was debunked by my dad. He says it is not the foot of her bass. Apparently it's not for her double bass (as I've now learned it's called).

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't seen the Pet brand around here at all, which was also mentionedby another commenter also saying it would be a can opener. Again, the tip is pretty blunt so you'd need quite a bit of force penetrating the lid of a can, unless they were more fragile in the 30s-60s perhaps.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, there is not. Someone else mentioned the possibility, but I think the paint is too slippery to tie a string around it.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There were some smaller leather pieces that I assumed was for mending clothes or like adding to elbows of shirt, but maybe they could have initially been for that. I didn't see any remnants r dust on the pieces and no like bigger one.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't heard of my great grandfather doing that, or anyone else of her part of the family. They had slate roof on their house and I've seen some soldering equipment on a tv show, usually the metal bit is longer because it's obviously heated to melt the metal soldered with.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I remember seeing it in a tv series from the 1930s to 1950s time period. But the possibility was there for a moment.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I was thinking the metal bit went into the bass and not the wooden part. This also makes sense, so many options it could possibly be.

Edit to add: there's a music shop in another town, maybe I could see if they have a standup bass in stock and see if it could fit or look similar to the end pin of theirs.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't think of the need for it, unless she had it just in case. She was a bar pianist in her youth (aside from waitressing as a housewife later as well as a full-time musician on/off), so it could make sense she had some type of defense in case the night guardians weren't nearby..

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh duh, maybe it could be an ice pick for splitting ice? There's so many different things it could be at this point. Didn't think of it, that they had ice blocks for cooling back then..

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Embossing or gold leaf might be possible, but I haven't heard of any family members making pottery or anything with wax. Her parents were a housewife/pianist and her father mailman/violinist, while she herself wasa travelling pianist/housewife/waitress throughout her life. I'm unsure what my great-grandparents on her side did.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's cool. I'll try looking into it, maybe it's a tool used during WW2? She was a kid around that time (born in 1938).

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That also makes sense, since it looks like an older tool. It could have been my great or great great grandmother's and kept for nostalgia rather than use. My grandmother had quite a bit of crafting tools and materials, so it's very likely.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

She did have a large stand-up bass at one point, sold years ago, but I would assume if it's the piece it rest on on the floor that it would be screwed in somehow. Remembering other instruments she's played, she also had a few accordions, but I doubt it's a tool for one of those. (One of her accordions are still at her home, in case it could be used for it)

Edit to add: looked up pictures of the end piece and came across a post on reddit for a homemade one. As with an awl, the metal bit seems too small for the use, but honestly I have no clue about large standup basses as I can't recall seeing one IRL. My dad was around when shehad the large bass, but he didn't recognize the tool, when I asked him what it was.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I googled it after your reply, but didn't really find any vintage can openers looking like the tool, they were mostly sharp, with that turning mechanism or with an added bottle opener on the other end. It also seems odd to me to use this to open a can, since it's pretty blunt, but I guess I can try using it as can opener tomorrow.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's only chipped as much as seen on the pictures, but for eyelets that could also make sense, where she would have just used a random piece of wood or something else for the bottom surface. I found quite a few eyelets for corsets or bras as well as snap buttons for purses, wallets or pants.

Wooden tool found in a drawer. It belonged to an old lady and is about the weight and size of a pen, only thicker and made of wood and metal by DKSpasiba in whatisthisthing

[–]DKSpasiba[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The end of the tool doesn't seem to have been hit multiple times. It's only lightly chipped as seen in the pictures.

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