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Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fabric Piercing Tool
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Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • gcihs-2013.258.1989
Type:
  • Object, Fabric Piercing Tool
Subject:
  • Other
Description:
Sewing tool. Antique rug needle or sewing punch tool, a.k.a stiletto sewing awl. Silver handle, steel shank with removable, sliding mechanism bearing patent info: PAT. 0 APR-6-09. Would have been used for a variety of endeavors like ripping seams, as a punch tool in rug making, creating eyelet holes in embroidery, and pricking patterns. Implement was recovered from Ruth "Robin" Freeman's barn across from the Preble House. Freeman is the donor's niece. [show more]