This is beautiful just as something to set around even if you never intend to use it. It has a gorgeous patina. Imagine all the leaves that were actually made with this. This is a really rare 3 piece set that's complete.
This makes a single rose leaf.
First, there is the cutter. It's 4 3/4 inches long and the cutter head is about 1 1/4 inches across and 2 3/4 inches long. Still sharp and ready to use. The cutter is made of iron. There is also a 2 part leaf mold complete with top and bottom. The bottom part is made of iron and is 7 1/2 inches long including the wood handle. The top is about 2 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches across and 3/4 inch deep of solid brass. When the top veiner and bottom are put together it's 1 1/2 inches thick. This makes a leaf with 3 distinct tips.
This is quite usable and you could actually cut and form a leaf today exactly how it was done years ago.
Wonderful also just for display.
Has a great patina. If you wanted you could polish the brass to its original color and clean up the iron bottom.
The 2 pieces together weigh just about 2 pounds so this is a substantial and serious tool.
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