C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 Indonesian nutcracker And on the backside

And on the backside

with an interior opening of 1" across

I don't think it is especially old but quite nicely done and certainly not made yesterday

14 1/4" x 10 1/8"

C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 Indonesian nutcracker And on the backsideJust a cool old object, and a very sharp one; one could do some damage with this. Made by CM Mallory of Albion, NY, with a 1889 patent date, it's a tool that would have been used for stretching rugs as they were being installed. (The sharp pins would grip the rug as one worked to pull it into place.) I'd just hang it on the wall from the handy hook at top perhaps on the outside of a door as a means of saying Do Not Enter! 9 1 8" x 5 1 2" x 1". Nicely