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03-05-2011, 06:30 PM

#61

quiltlady

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definitely a glove stretcher - go to ebay and put in glove stretcher, you'll find many kinds including this style. Amazing how many there are.

03-05-2011, 06:58 PM

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biscuitqueen

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I hve no idea, but would really like to know, that is too cool.

03-05-2011, 07:01 PM

#63

jitkaau

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It looks like a glove - maker's tool.

03-05-2011, 07:05 PM

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Maxine Goodyear

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I agree with Lesley, I think it is for stretching a glove or maybe even to mend a glove (as in darning egg).

03-05-2011, 07:54 PM

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debbieoh

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Its a glove stretcher.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/collect...her-wood-1930s

03-05-2011, 07:54 PM

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KS quilter

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I agree. That was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw it. However, it's been a long time since I've seen
one, but that's the way I remember it.

03-05-2011, 08:13 PM

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mjdutro

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I have a black metal one made in Chicago by Lemke Mfg with a patent date of 1910. It has Lennon's The Glove House printed on the handle. So along with the picture of the lovely wooden one in the museum I think it is confirmed that you mystery is solved.
Has anyone made gloves? I have several patterns but I have never made a pair.

metal glove stretcher c.1910

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03-05-2011, 08:23 PM

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Marilynsue

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Looks prehistoric!

03-05-2011, 09:10 PM

#69

phylklos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Lady

It looks an awful like one of those old curling irons they used on lady's hair "way back when". They put them on the stove or near a fire to heat and then curled their hair.

didn't they place the curling irons in the lamp chimneys, too, to heat up? At least I have seen pictures of this.