Because of changes in cataloguing terminology over the decades, descriptive information on C. DREW spike irons is not consistent. For this reason, we have arranged information about these tools on two pages according to the era in which the catalogues were produced:
Spike Irons:
These caulking irons were evidently used to caulk narrow spaces as suggested by the illustration above.
Caveat:
It is assumed that when tools have corresponding descriptions in different C. DREW catalogues, that they will also have the same dimensions and weights. This assumption may not always be correct.