Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die no 44 color cubes 6 7/8" t x 4

6 7/8" t x 4 1/4" d x 2 1/2" w

which shows a little loss but is still in good shape

I'd think this shoe was carved just as a whimsy

widely acclaimed carver from Arviat

Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die no 44 color cubes 6 7/8" t x 4I didn't know quite what this was when I found it, I just loved its weight and surface and the shape of the cutout out, with ribbed areas at four points giving it a bit of tooth! It is marked "NYE Skip Tooth 1 1 2"" and also NYC Tool Machine Works" and so I've figured out is a Skip Tooth Die, which from what I can tell is basically a cutting tool. Also from what I can tell, this is a pretty old one, earlyish 20th century I believe. 3 7 8" x 3 7 8" x 7