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19th c. Gilt Sparrow Hemming Bird

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Gilt sparrow hemming / sewing bird, stamped A. GEROULD & CO. PATENT beneath the tail.  Steel C-clamp with heart shaped thumbscrew and a pincushion under the beak.  It was patented by Allen Gerould in Middletown, CT, in 1853.

This type of sewing bird is called a "sub-bill grasper".  By pressing on the tail, the bird's head is raised so that material may be held between the beak and the cup.

Condition: 
VERY GOOD  
Wear appropriate to age.  Traces of gilding.
Velvet has worn away from pincushion surface.
No dents, splits, or repairs.

4-1/2" x 3-3/4" x 7/8"
(11.3cm x 9.5cm x 2.3cm)
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