Lot 552:
Victorian Brass Bird Sewing Clamp
Description
A Victorian-era sewing bird or hemming clamp constructed from cast brass-colored metal. The tool features a stylized bird figure mounted atop a C-clamp designed for table attachment. The bird’s tail serves as a spring-loaded lever; when depressed, the beak opens to hold fabric against the integrated cushion. The clamp body is decorated with embossed foliate and scrollwork motifs, and the thumb screw features a decorative quatrefoil finger grip.
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