Last of the Heart Quilting Clamps, 19th Century Hand-forged, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY hand-drawn army Found with a blue fabric

Found with a blue fabric tie around the neck but I like it better without

as the patina to the interior of this box--a rich mix of beeswax and grime and who know what all--attests to many years of housing bees inside

who loves people but prefers to be alone about 90% of the time

There seems to be a theme of pink running though a number of my finds this week--not usually the color that draws me

Last of the Heart Quilting Clamps, 19th Century Hand-forged, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY hand-drawn army Found with a blue fabricBefore the holidays I was up in mid coast Maine for a show and purchased a couple of old handmade saws and an antique iron heart quilting clamp from a dealer who always has interesting things, all I believe having come from one collection. I then returned a few weeks ago to find that he had put out a few more one larger one that I sold last week and then this excellent matching pair! Quilting clamps were are used on a quilting frame to hold fabric