What would this little 'tool' be ?

[Kmaddock]

a lab spatula?

sharp edges are good for when you have a powder on the tip. You tap the spatula and a small amount falls off so you can easily control how much of the compound you are using.

also a heaped spatula is good for a defined measurement of powder

Do I win anything?

[Kmaddock]

or even closer

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Kmaddock

... a lab spatula?... Do I win anything?

It is more that the one i posted has a more open air rustic look; hence i would stay with the mason brick liner assessment, if you don't mind .
But you qualify for half pint, though .


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[francantolin]

Hello,
an old lab spatula
or a special ''needle'' for drill and sew thick leather or something ??
( hole at the end ?!)

[fernando]

Not the right configuration. Both head and hole should not be wider than the shaft. Neither the material; mending needles have a harder steel finish, not soft enough to have decorations. A worse situation if it were for leather penetration; edges and point sharpness having to be more acute.
Still so far the brick laying level tool is the winner.
...Further opinions to be considered, though.

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[Kmaddock]

I think the tip is neither wide enough nor long enough for work in masonry.

the torque when pulling the string would, I think, pull it out of the mortar too easily.

plum bob maybe?? but it does not look heavy enough.

regards

Ken

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Kmaddock

... plum bob maybe?? ...

Nahhh .
Look at the picture in #11. Those thin holes were probably made with simple nails. If they stand the torque of a thin string, why wouldn't this thing ?

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[Richard G]

To change track - could it be a scarification tool or knife, if sharpened?
Possibly African
Regards
Richard