Japanese Hole Punches

Item

Vintage hole punches from the collection of a retired Japanese shoemaker.

2 double hole punches of diameter 1.5mm
3 double hole punches of diameter 1 mm
2 single hole punches unknown diameter but <= 1mm

The double hole punches are used for brogueing and they are basically just 2 punches welded together.

A fair amount of surface rust and mushrooming. The blades aren’t super sharp but I didn’t have any trouble getting holes in 1 hit on <1.6mm calf leathers using the OKA punch board.

I didn’t take good notes on this but I remember reading that common sizes for brogueing are:
3+1 mm
3.5+1.5 mm
2.5+0.8 mm


Price

$5 for the double punches
$2 for the single punches

Payment

Paypal or Venmo

Shipping

Pirate Ship, probably USPS Ground Advantage
Continental US
Shipping from central Illinois.

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