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Catalogue # Title Type Subject Description
2013.258.1989Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
  • Object, Fabric Piercing Tool
  • Other, Textiles
Sewing tool. Antique rug needle or sewing punch tool, a.k.a stiletto sewing awl. Silver handle, steel shank with removable, sliding mechanism bearing patent info: PAT. 0 APR-6-09. Would have been used for a variety of endeavors like ripping seams, as a punch tool in rug making, creating eyelet holes in embroidery, and pricking patterns. Implement was recovered from Ruth "Robin" Freeman's barn across from the Preble House. Freeman is the donor's niece.
Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
Catalogue #:
  • 2013.258.1989   
Type:
  • Object, Fabric Piercing Tool
Subject:
  • Other, Textiles
Size:
  • 5.5" L x .75" W
Description:
Sewing tool. Antique rug needle or sewing punch tool, a.k.a stiletto sewing awl. Silver handle, steel shank with removable, sliding mechanism bearing patent info: PAT. 0 APR-6-09. Would have been used for a variety of endeavors like ripping seams, as a punch tool in rug making, creating eyelet holes in embroidery, and pricking patterns. Implement was recovered from Ruth "Robin" Freeman's barn across from the Preble House. Freeman is the donor's niece. [show more]