Hook
- Object Name:
- Hook
- Object ID:
- 2008.010.03
- Creator:
- Draper-Maynard Company
- Place of Origin:
- Plymouth, NH
- Date:
- 1920-1930
- Description:
- Hook, used for stitching baseball covers. Consists of a single piece of steel wire, 0.15" diam., bent to form a handle and looped over itself to form a downward hanging hook. Other end is bent at a 45-degree angle, flattened, and narrowed to a point; at bend, there is a slot 0.35" long. Handle is stamped, "PAT'D". Round printed paper tag with metal edge is tied to the tool; it bears the Draper-Maynard Company "Lucky Dog" logo in red: a hound dog above "DM / SPORTING GOODS / MADE IN U. S. A."
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-2.4 L-6.65 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased along with DM stitching clamps 2008.010.01 and .02. When received, hook was tied to clamp #2008.010.01, so it may have been used in conjunction with the clamp.
From the collection of Andy Michael, Dunbarton, NH. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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