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    Posted 12 years ago

    rangercheri
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    This was in my grandmother's sewing chest. She was born and raised in Boston. Her father was a fisherman by trade. Her mother was a sail maker.

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    Comments

    1. antiquerose antiquerose, 12 years ago
      No idea.............??
      maybe attaches to a sewing machine -- to sew leather??

      Or just a hand leather sewing thingy?? But I have no idea
    2. antiquerose antiquerose, 12 years ago
      something like this......but attached to another piece??

      Pic:
      http://www.theleatherconnection.com/40855c60.jpg

      Info:
      http://www.theleatherconnection.com/id24.htm

      Still just guessing as I have no idea how big yours is.....but some kind of Tool maybe for leather

    3. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 12 years ago
      If it was used to repair sails the needle should be triangular shaped. Try researching sliding point needle or perhaps sail makers sliding point needle. This has adjustable thrust so obviously it can go through different thicknesses of material.
    4. tom61375, 12 years ago
      Very ideal! Love It! =)
    5. MichiganMillsJr MichiganMillsJr, 12 years ago
      Are there any patent numbers anywhere on it? If so, you can do a search at http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm and find out what you can that way. It's very cool and unusual! Keep us updated!
    6. GinnieLou, 11 years ago
      It is a tool used to make rugs. The needle at the end pokes the yarn or fabric through a backing and then moves on to a next stitch and so on.

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