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Sewing Bird

Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1854

GUSN

GUSN-34993

Description

This cast-iron sewing bird has a heart-shaped thumb screw on the table clamp.

Details

Descriptive Terms

clips (fasteners)
fasteners
iron (metal)
Clamp, Sewing

Maker

Bailey, A. P.

Dimensions

5 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles E. Deane, Ruthven Deane, and Miss Mary Deane Dexter

Accession Number

1932.769

Date

1854 (Patent)

Places

Connecticut (United States)
Middletown (Middlesex county, Connecticut)

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