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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lebaron on October 28, 2019, 08:44:42 PM

Title: Whatsit
Post by: lebaron on October 28, 2019, 08:44:42 PM

Any ideas what this is. Marked Shannon Hilada (Philadelphia). Spike is 15" long. Tool is 3-1/2" wide with a 1/4" lip on bottom.

Title: Re: Whatsit
Post by: Northwoods on October 28, 2019, 09:16:53 PM

Looks like it grabs and by leverage pulls fabric or leather?
Are the two pieces linked by leather?  Looks like that would be too weak for the heavy work the rest of the device is meant to do.  I would expect light chain, instead.
Someone will know, and it will be cool.

Title: Re: Whatsit
Post by: lebaron on October 28, 2019, 09:30:27 PM

Yeah, its worn out leather. The tool is not spring loaded.

Title: Re: Whatsit
Post by: wvtools on October 29, 2019, 09:28:46 PM

I am going to go with carpet stretcher, even though those usually have teeth.  It could be a leather stretcher too, although the spiked handle looks more like a carpet stretcher.  There was a hardware dealer named Shannon in Philadelphia in the 1870s according to the EAIA book.