Dry Glovers Tools.
13. There are many Instruments of Working belonging to the Dry Glover, which because they are described in other Trades I shall say nothing of them here, besides the giving of their Names, referring you to such places where they are more fully spoken unto; only such as are peculiar to their Trade, accept of here in this ensuing Discourse.
The Shears, or Glovers Shears.
The Thimble.
The Needle.
Glover's with
CLXV. On the dexter side is a Glovers With,
fixed to a Post. This is a square Iron writhen (as it
were) like a Wreath and made fast with Nails and
Iron Staples to a strong Post: Upon this they use to rub
and fret their Leather Skins to make them soft and
plump; which kind of work from the name of the
Instrument, they term Withing.
Glover's stretching sticks
In the Sinister side, are the Glovers stretching
Sticks; these they use to thrust into the
Thumbs and Fingers of Gloves, to make them wider
for the better fitting of them who are to wear them.
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