Stretcher, Carpet
- Object Name:
- Stretcher, Carpet
- Object ID:
- 2013.500.033
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Carpet stretcher. Hardwood (maple?). Two pieces, not attached, each with a beveled end. One piece fits into slot in other piece. Each piece has four nails protruding from beveled end. Each piece has holes drilled through sides, for insertion of pins to adjust length (no pins present).
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- W-2 L-32.3 D-0.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Source unknown. Placed on long-term loan at the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, NH, in the 1950s. Returned 09/11/2013.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Carpets
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