Clamp, Leatherworking

Crimper screw, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1962.13886.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Leatherworking clamp specifically a crimper screw, which screws into a crimper to smooth leather during the boot-making process. The crimper screw is a "C" shape with extended top and bottom and is made up of two small clamps at each end with individual oval-headed screws 1 9/16" long. At the center of the crimper screw is a threaded hole for a large oval-headed screw 7 13/16" long. Only 3 9/16" of this central screw is threaded, leaving 2 15/16" from the threaded portion to the end unthreaded.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Clamp, Leatherworking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=809. Accessed on November 28, 2024

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