Could it be a linen catch? You know, the kind that were used to pinch the table linens under the table?
I have a vague memory that my Grandmother also had one but she was an American Indian married to an Italian so not sure. ♫ Chiara Francesca "Which 'Chiara'...?? Nah... wasn't me ;-)" > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Charlene Charette > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 10:22 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Unidenitified object > > No holes; smooth plastic with a rivet-like hinge. > > --Charlene > > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Marjorie Wilser <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It looks like a small purse frame to me. Are there holes around the > edges > > for thread to go through? > > > > == Marjorie Wilser > > > > =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= > > > > "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." - > -MW > > > > http://3toad.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 4, 2010, at 9:02 PM, Charlene Charette wrote: > > > >> This was found in my grandmother's things after she passed. She kept > >> it with her sewing stuff although that doesn't necessarily mean it's > >> sewing-related. Any idea what it is? > >> > >> http://picasaweb.google.com/Charlene281/20100404?feat=directlink > >> > >> --Charlene > >> > >> -- > >> Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't. > >> --Earl Wilson > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > -- > Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any > copyright law on the planet. -- Mark Twain > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
