Stitching pony clamp arm
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A stitching pony clamp arm, or vise arm, for leather saddle and harness sewing. The vise is constructed from four (4) pieces of wood. The jaws of the vise are parallel to each other and are slightly curved near the center. The jaws taper to flushed points with flat edges at one end. The jaws are separated at the base by a thick, square, wooden block of wood and are held in place with four (4) nails on each side. The block is secured to a square base board with two (2) flat head screws. The vise’s metal screw has threading at the top and is inserted through the screw eyes of the jaws just above the block. Attached at the threaded end of the screw is a wing nut. The other end of the screw has a flat head.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.57
objectType: label: Type
content: vises
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 27 1/2 × 5 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (69.8 × 14.8 × 12.1 cm)