Fred Wilson Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 I had the opportunity to obtain some old barn wood from a building that was being torn down. During the process, I discovered this item. Don't have a clue what it was used for. Below are several pictures of it. This device measures 8' long and 5' high. Overall view Top right view. Notice the measuring numbers and "tacks". These tacks are on the long top only. Right side. Measuring numbers are along both vertical legs. Any clues, sires? HARO50 and Cal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lew Posted March 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Maybe some type of quilting device. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Larry Buskirk Posted March 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Neighbor had one of those, we didn't know what it was either. He put $100.00 on it, and it sold the first day. Lady that bought it said it was for making tapestries/repairing oriental rugs. DuckSoup, Cal, HARO50 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said: Neighbor had one of those, we didn't know what it was either. He put $100.00 on it, and it sold the first day. Lady that bought it said it was for making tapestries/repairing oriental rugs. I think you got it Larry. My mom had one too. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Altier Posted March 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 My wife's mother had one and called it a Curtain stretcher. She helped her mother and remembers jabbing her finger on the needles. She said you washed your curtains, lace or thin linen, used a lot of starch and then stretched them on the rack outside in the sun or on the porch. After dry they stayed straight and looked great on the windows. steven newman, Gerald, Larry Buskirk and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty10101 Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 3:26 PM, Ron Altier said: Curtain stretcher. The one I remember had "tacks" on at least 2 opposite sides, if not all 4 sides. But the units looked very similar to the one shown. IIRC there was a metal clamp that let you adjust the length of the sides to accommodate different sizes of shears. Stretched the shear curtains back to size. Back in the day most shear curtains were made from cotton almost guaranteeing that they would shrink after laundering. Haven't seen a stretcher in about 50 years. Larry Buskirk, Ron Altier, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Buskirk Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 hours ago, smitty10101 said: The one I remember had "tacks" on at least 2 opposite sides, if not all 4 sides. But the units looked very similar to the one shown. IIRC there was a metal clamp that let you adjust the length of the sides to accommodate different sizes of shears. Stretched the shear curtains back to size. Back in the day most shear curtains were made from cotton almost guaranteeing that they would shrink after laundering. Haven't seen a stretcher in about 50 years. My mom had one like you described with the "tacks" on all four sides. I remember getting perforated by that thing. That led to my first tetanus shot! p_toad, HARO50, Cal and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 It’s a quilt frame. Seen many of them here in the Midwest. Larry Buskirk, Ron Altier, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Wilson Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Smitty - this one has tacks on the top and along the left side. None on the right side and no bottom frame. Mr. Admin, sire - thank your for the input - I have never seen a quilt frame. Guess southerners in Georgia don't quilt. Larry Buskirk, Cal, Gene Howe and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gene Howe Posted March 31, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, Fred Wilson said: Guess southerners in Georgia don't quilt. I bet they do. Ya gotta get out more, Fred. Cal, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Gunny and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Dudelston Posted April 1, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 8:13 AM, Fred Wilson said: Smitty - this one has tacks on the top and along the left side. None on the right side and no bottom frame. Mr. Admin, sire - thank your for the input - I have never seen a quilt frame. Guess southerners in Georgia don't quilt. Fred, take another road trip here. I might even take you snipe hunting. 😀 Larry Buskirk, Gerald, Cal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 I remember these. My mom had one. It's a curtain drying rack. After laundering the curtains the curtain was stretched on this rack and left till dry. Cal, HARO50 and Larry Buskirk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 8:13 AM, Fred Wilson said: Smitty - this one has tacks on the top and along the left side. None on the right side and no bottom frame. Mr. Admin, sire - thank your for the input - I have never seen a quilt frame. Guess southerners in Georgia don't quilt. My Mother is a member of some Quilting club or another in Concord, Georgia. The state, not the country... Cal, HARO50 and Larry Buskirk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Al B Posted April 2, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 HMMmmmmmmm. My moms curtain drying rack had pins on all four sides but surely had a similar look. MY wife was a quilter, my daughter is a quilter. Neither of them could identify it. Where's Artie, his wife is a quilter. Can she identify it? Larry Buskirk, HARO50, Cal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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