19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp stacking rings In addition to penmanship practice

In addition to penmanship practice repeating phases such as "On present time depends our fate and "Drunkards and sits often tipple their pots" (my personal favorite)

Ruby glass ambrotypes are the exception

seeming as if ready for a pretend picnic

I find this an exceptionally beautiful thing

but appears to be an old one

19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp stacking rings In addition to penmanship practiceBefore the holidays I was up in Mid Coast Maine for a show and made a few other stops I purchased this and a couple of old handmade saws from a dealer who always has interesting things, and I'm pretty sure they all came from one tool collection as they all showed up together. (I resisted coming home with more. but never could I leave this one behind!) It is is an antique hand forged quilting clamp, which would I believe have been used on a quilting