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Quilting clamp ID

I'm not sure if this device is used in quilting or not, but several people had suggested that it might have been used by a quilter or weaver, so I thought that I would ask on this newsgroup to see if anyone had seen one of these before.

Here are two photos of it:

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The owner's description of it:

It was in the "stuff" belonging to my Aunt Jane, who recently died.

It appears to be hand-made.

Several of my aunt's brothers (my uncles) ran a machine shop for many years, so this may have been some sort of prototype.

When the object is folded flat, the holes on opposing sides line up; when the object is opened into a square, the holes on opposing sides also line up.

The oddly-shaped piece I will label the "tab" appears to have no function other than holding the piece flat when it is folded, and the fit when it is folded down is not snug.

For reference, I will call the edge of the object on which the tab is attached, the top.

Along the inside of the bottom of the object, there is a recessed section running across all four sides, from the bottom edge to just above the row of holes; this creates a ledge or lip just above the holes.

For scale, the object is 8" long when folded flat. When opened square, the outside edge is roughly 4-1/2", and the inside edge is 4". The lip is recessed ¼".

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Please let me know if you recognize it.

Thanks, Rob

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R.H.
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Not for sure what this is, but it doesn't look like a clamp at all. It almost looks like a bag frame. The bag would be attached at the bottom, by sewing through the holes. The swivel/tab thing would hold the bag closed but allow it to open for access to contents. Something like the metal change purse gadgets in use for years. The only thing that would be awkward would be the points of the "dovetail" (or whatever that would be called) when opened.

Good luck with it. (Just asked DH and he has no ideas at all........)

Pati, in Phx

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The only thing it remind me of is the thinghy to hold a bag under the=20 chute at the bottom of a flour mill. But I can't see why you'd want to=20 stitch the bag to the holder...

Hmm, the fold-it-flat feature would allow for a more permanent closure=20 (stitched) to be done while the open frame would allow for easy filling=20

- maybe it is for filling bags of apples?

OK, done guessing now. If you don't work it out, maybe ask at a museum=20 which handles household items - it may have nothing much to do with sewin= g.

Hanne in London

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Thanks to everyone for the replies though I haven't been able to verify any of the guesses, I sort of like the bag frame idea, but for what exact purpose it's hard to say. I'll let you know if I find out anything.

Rob

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