Do I recall a thread( that might now be in the archives) when the topic of pinking became a lively discussion of just such "punchers" that some of the people who do 18th C and maybe earlier were using...or looking for? I recall that someone had an earlier tool that others were suggesting that maybe someone doing metal crafting might copy for the benefit of the members who might want one. I guess that I had not seen the referent for the tool presently in question. Alas... Mine for the 19th C is proving to be most useful. I sure am glad I spotted it when I did. One that would do both sides at once would be an even Bigger help.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavolta Press" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Early 19th century French term > My reference comes from almost a century earlier than the crank pinker > you bought--I checked the picture of yours when you bought it. Do you > have a picture of a crank pinker for home use like the one you bought > but from the early 19th century/Regency period? All the other > references I have from the same document are for an emporte-pièce, that > is a punch, for pinking. From context the arrache-pièce à dents is > something that pinks both edges of a strip of material, but I do not > know whether it is a two-sided punch or some other kind device. > > Thanks, > > Fran > Lavolta Press > http://www.lavoltapress.com > > Lloyd Mitchell wrote: > > > The translation sure sound like the tool I got in January...online. > > Kathleen > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
