Brass chisels? Why?

[Stan]

The crescent-shaped tip reminds me of a Dzus fastener screwdriver.

 

[Hunkamunka]

All came in a purpose made cardboard box. The blades pull out of the handles quite readily.

 

[SilverFox1963]

These look like the tools bookbinders use to apply gold leaf to leather bindings. There is an example of a rather fine set here Set of 12 bookbinding pallets with oak box and an explanation of how they are used is here: Studying Gold Tooling – Third Lesson

 

[Hunkamunka]

dannyr gets the prize, I think! They appear to be "bookbinders brass pallets". I have no idea what they do with them, but that's what they seem to be. Great deductive trail of suggestions has led me to googling the right phrase. Thank you!

 

[paulrbarnard]

Leatherwork... but why brass?

It’s common to work leather wet when moulding it. These could have been used to press the leather in. It’s not clear it they are meant to be cutting sharp.

 

[paulrbarnard]

dannyr gets the prize, I think! They appear to be "bookbinders brass pallets". I have no idea what they do with them, but that's what they seem to be. Great deductive trail of suggestions has led me to googling the right phrase. Thank you!

Ah ha. Perhaps tooling a leather binding. I guess I might get runner up

 

[alz]

They are scrapers, not chisels, and still available as sets.
Used as non-hazardous items in workshops or garages as the brass doesn't cause a spark, dig into harder surfaces and are non-magnetic.

 

[dannyr]

not a book-binder, so cannot be sure, but was looking at a couple of 'fine bindings' and they have ridges (apparently called bands) on the spine with a line next to them - either highlighted with a gold or black line - this set would cover this for volumes of various numbers of pages ie widths - the bookbinder would apparently have a little heater with a ring of various brass head tooling ready to go before starting his/her tooling/gilding

just seen - confirm called pallets, line pallets or line tools

yours are obviously unused - with use would be darkened with heat and pick up gilt on the edge

 

[Hunkamunka]

Thanks!