Border-Crown/Pebble 640 EXTREMELY RARE Vintage Leather Stamp Craftool Co

Description

Border Crown/Pebble 640 EXTREMELY RARE Vintage Leather Stamp Craftool Co
*Made by Craftool Company in the USA prior to 1963.
*The handle is stamped with Craftool Co 640.
*Border 640 stamp is no longer offered in the Craftool brand line of leathercraft stamps.
*This stamp has the fine, hand-crafted detail that Craftools of this era are known for.
*This stamp will make a great addition to your stamp collection.
*Approx. stamp dimensions: 7/16"x1/4" (11.1x6.4mm).
*Shipped USPS First Class.
Please note:
Condition is used. Vintage, used Craftool stamps show signs of use from previous owners. This may include scratches, marks, paint, blemishes, missing finish, rust, etc., but still make a clear, crisp impression when stamped on leather. Additionally, we may have multiple copies of this Craftool stamp in our inventory so the tool you receive may have slight variations from the image(s) shown. Variations could include the placement of where the Craftool name or number is located, wear patterns from the previous owner(s) and other details that make each Craftool stamp unique. The crisp, clear and detailed stamp impression shown in the image is a close representation of the impression the stamp you receive will make in properly cased (dampened) veg-tanned leather.
About genuine, USA made Craftool Stamps:
Craftool Company began in the Los Angeles California area in the late 1940's with the goal to introduce leatherworking tools that would be affordable to many. In those early years, Craftool enlisted many existing stamp makers and leathercrafters to design and create a large and varied selection of leathercraft tools that could be used for stamping or carving. Ultimately, Craftool Company manufactured high quality, hand and machine crafted, solid steel, chrome plated leathercraft stamps in Los Angeles until 1963 and then in Fort Worth Texas from 1963 until 1999 at which time the Craftool Manufacturing facility was closed permanently due to corporate downsizing. It's a great testimony to the skill and craftsmanship of the employees of Craftool Company USA that the tools they manufactured decades ago are still providing leathercrafters enjoyment and beautiful results.  Craftool branded leathercraft stamps made since 1999 were manufactured in Taiwan or China and are generally regarded as not having the fine detail, quality and durability that the early genuine USA-made Craftool stamps were known to possess by previous generations of leathercrafters.