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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2010, 12:30:17 am »
I am most likely off base...but makes me think of the Grimm's fairy tale and the story of Rumpelstiltskin and the spinning wheel bench
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2010, 12:30:38 am »
Found a few versions of the harness maker's bench / stitching horse.......only one so far seems to have that extended 'arm'.


Ready made, store bought from Sear and Roebuck catalogue, 1897

Scroll down one page to 689........ buy one without jaw strap - $2.75, with jaw strap $3.00

http://books.google.com/books?id=pavHOWOWKEEC&pg=PA688&lpg=PA688&dq=harness+makers+bench&source=bl&ots=Su8Z7PRYr8&sig=QFoscYxw83Sg3L2CEKyeMJjtDzA&hl=en&ei=g8WhS_WmD4a1tgfWy_GdCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBAQ6AEwBDgo#v=onepage&q=harness%20makers%20bench&f=false
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2010, 12:34:18 am »
Whatever it is, it certainly appears to be used to stretch or hold taught. My guess is there's something missing that would give a better clue.
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2010, 09:48:11 pm »
runswithhorses, I've taken the liberty to post the info you gave about this piece, along with pictures, on a leather working site in their history section to see if anyone there might recognize it or be aware of it's possible use.  Will post any info I receive.
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2010, 10:14:36 pm »
That is wonderful.  Thank you.

Quote from: sapphire on March 18, 2010, 09:48:11 pm
runswithhorses, I've taken the liberty to post the info you gave about this piece, along with pictures, on a leather working site in their history section to see if anyone there might recognize it or be aware of it's possible use.  Will post any info I receive.
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2010, 05:13:00 am »
97 views and no replies yet!  ::)  Will keep checking it though.
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