Antique Wooden and Leather Saddle Maker's Vise antique tool Garuda is a legendary bird

Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu

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snake-like one is a very old drafting brush

or else connected to a truck cab that would have pulled it

it would be especially great at the center of a table with a potted orchid

Antique Wooden and Leather Saddle Maker's Vise antique tool Garuda is a legendary birdAnother curious tool, which I think is just a beautiful object Id hang on the wall. I believe it is an old saddle makers vise it would have been attached to a bench with a lever below, which the harness maker would press with their foot to clamp the jaws of the vise onto the piece of leather, freeing up their hands for sewing or trimming the leather. The leather strap that allows the vise to open widely or pull closed is still in good shape, it is