The Improved Davis Patent Wood Grainer - OFFERED WITH - A 3 inch quarter-round "rocker" manufactured by Davis.

Chicago: Oscar Leistner, 1904. Original paper covered box and label; as issued.. Very good; a stain to the cover title of the pamphlet (does NOT penetrate beyond the cover).. Small rectangular paper covered box (5.5 x 4.25 x 1.75 inches) with paper label that contains 3 cylindrical rubber graining rolls (meas. appx. 5 inches x 1.5 inches in diameter); a publication - intended for inclusion - The Up-To-Date Grainer (providing instructions in the use of the rolls); a laid-in printed slip advertising the product.

Davis began manufacturing graining tools some time around 1895. Leistner took over the firm at the turn of the century. The "improvements" (truncated) introduced by Leistner consisted of providing a third graining pattern tool in the kit. When issued the rubber cylinders were flexible, providing the opportunity for the skilled practitioner to produce a variety of effects with one pattern. The quarter round "rocker" was also produced by the Davis Company but was not offered as a part of the set - it was a separate purchase. At one point the kits were marketed by Sears Roebuck. An uncommon survival. (Inventory #: 23032)