Clamp, Sewing
- Object Name:
- Clamp, Sewing
- Object ID:
- 2008.010.02A
- Creator:
- Draper-Maynard Company
- Place of Origin:
- Plymouth, NH
- Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Clamp for stitching baseballs, made and used by Draper-Maynard Company, Plymouth, NH, 1930s. Cast metal base with two parallel horizontal arms; a cast concave ball holder is bolted to end of each arm. One arm is fixed; the other rotates to accept a baseball. A steel lever with wooden handle rotates, pushing a cam against the free arm. Tension on the lever is controlled by a steel coil spring that runs around a pulley. Another spring connects base of free arm to body. Sheet metal cover over the pulley. Underside of base is imprinted with the Draper-Maynard "Lucky Dog" logo in black. Two threaded holes for bolting to a table or bench.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-7.5 L-18.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Possibly used in a Plymouth-area home by one of the many local residents who were paid by the Draper-Maynard Company to stitch baseballs at home.
From the collection of Andy Michael, Dunbarton, NH. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Baseball, Baseball equipment, Baseballs
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