Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl I'm not exactly sure what

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several months ago

4 5/8" x 2 3/4"

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Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl I'm not exactly sure whatI 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