Another (Larger) 19th Century Hand-forged Iron Heart Quilting Clamp gentle boy with some splotches of paint

with some splotches of paint on one side and a little inside as well

There are a few losses to the bottom

Willem de Kooning

I see old pewter ice cream molds around now and then and always think they're cool

but I've really fallen in love with humbler school work samplers of like this one

Another (Larger) 19th Century Hand-forged Iron Heart Quilting Clamp gentle boy with some splotches of paintBefore the holidays I was up in Maine for a show and purchased a hand forged iron heart quilting clamp and a couple of old handmade saws from a dealer who always has interesting things, which I believe all came from one collection. Then last weekend I returned to the same spot, and that dealer had added this one (and a few other treasures, too) to his stock. This one is a little larger, and the screw runs the full length of the clamp looks to me like