19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp hand-formed barely visible to the eye

barely visible to the eye

and will stand on its own resting on the chin as shown in first photo

The star-like stem end it pretty excellent looking too

on very heavy paper (the first page of the ledger

too--so good for all seasons

19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp hand-formed barely visible to the eyeBefore the holidays I was up in Mid Coast Maine for a show and made a few other stops I purchased this and a couple of old handmade saws from a dealer who always has interesting things, and I'm pretty sure they all came from one tool collection as they all showed up together. (I resisted coming home with more. but never could I leave this one behind!) It is is an antique hand forged quilting clamp, which would I believe have been used on a quilting