19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp hand-formed and will stand on its

and will stand on its own resting on the chin as shown in first photo

they're old

It appears to be signed Walker at lower right

the sort of object one might construct a whole world around

19th Century Hand-forged Heart Quilting Clamp hand-formed and will stand on itsBefore 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