Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Quilting Clamp


 Yet another decorative 2 inch cast clamp. A tag suggested it was an old clamp used in quilting. Not sure, is the slot for a belt somehow?

2 comments:

  1. The slot is actually the open sides of a bore through the clamp body, as seen on these 3:

    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-c-stearns-co-c-clamp-unusual-3776298335

    Maybe they're intended to be fixed down to a table or something.

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  2. Or possibly dropped down over a peg, I need to find an old quilter. :-) I guess it must be a Stearns clamp.

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