What are these punches intended for

[norman valentineParticipant @normanvalentine78682]

I have been given a quantity of small punches and I am wondering what they are for. I tried punching steel but it did not leave much of a mark. They work well on aluminium. Are they for hallmarking precious metals?

[norman valentineParticipant @normanvalentine78682]

[Ian ParkinParticipant @ianparkin39383]

Leatherwork?

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

Other than leather work wood carvers have punches similar to these

[GeorgineerParticipant @georgineer]

We used them in school metalwork lessons to decorate ornamental copperwork – serviette rings, ash trays and the like. That was in 1961 when schools had metalwork shops and could afford to buy metal…

George

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