Item ST 41277.14 Stave Line Cutter - Music Engraving Tool Set, Schirmer, New York, United States of America, circa 1880

Summary

Part of a music engraving tool set used mostly by Gordon Baker who worked for a. Kynoch & Co. Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne from the 1930s to the 1980s. Gordon Baker was apprentice to his father Jack. At the time, Gordon was the only music engraver working in Australia.

Physical Description

Metal tool with curled end with five 'teeth' for engraving stave lines. Wooden handle had brass ring at tool end