T5433 Vintage small BOXWOOD Lead DRESSING STICK plumbers mallet

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Vintage tools - mallet T5433:

Up for sale is a vintage Boxwood LEAD DRESSING Stick with a fantastic colour to the wood. 
Used for beating lead sheet into shapes for flashings around chimneys & pipes. 

It's made out of a heavy & dense timber- probably Boxwood, a slow growing dense timber that is ideally suited for lead dressing sticks, virtually impossible to source these days, most new ones are plastic. 
Weight - 140g

Length: 280mm

CONDITION

This Lead Dressing Stick is in authentic vintage condition, wear & tear consistent with age & use, still very usable, a beautiful colour to this one, nice to have a timber one, it feels nice & weighty in the hand. 
Please check the photos as they are part of the description.