Stitching pony clamp arm

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A stitching pony clamp arm, or vise arm, for leather saddle and harness sewing. The vise is constructed from four (4) pieces of wood. The jaws of the vise are parallel to each other and are slightly curved near the center. The jaws taper to flushed points with flat edges at one end. The jaws are separated at the base by a thick, square, wooden block of wood and are held in place with four (4) nails on each side. The block is secured to a square base board with two (2) flat head screws. The vise’s metal screw has threading at the top and is inserted through the screw eyes of the jaws just above the block. Attached at the threaded end of the screw is a wing nut. The other end of the screw has a flat head.

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