Dolphin Tamper meta-size-chart-hat-size-chart Helps prevent drying and cracking

Helps prevent drying and cracking of the leather

This handy little tool is completely hand-forged and made here in Indiana

This does fit in the medium and large cast iron cook pots

The EDEN buckles were made after an original in a personal collection

as well as the amount of time between applications

Dolphin Tamper meta-size-chart-hat-size-chart Helps prevent drying and crackingAppearing more like a sea monster, this 18th century tamper would have been reffered to as a dolphin in the period. The curved tail and large lips are very standard in period "dolphin" motifs. Nautical themed ephemera like pipes, tampers, and more were popular in an era so dependant on ships for transcontinental travel and trade.