19th C Pair Antique Primitive Hand Carved Wooden Seam Rubber Sail Making Tools

19TH CENTURY PAIR ANTIQUE PRIMITIVE HAND CARVED WOODEN. SEAM RUBBER SAIL MAKING TOOLS. Primitive wooden sail making tools.

14 ½ - 14 ¾" Height x 3 ½" Width. The seam rubber is a tool for rubbing or pressing a crease into the sail fabric prior to seaming. To be effective, the seam rubber had to be hard and was usually made from bone or lignum vitae (tropical type of wood). During the sewing of a sail, the edge of the sail is folded and a crease made.

This is done by rubbing the seam rubber over the crease a number of times while applying force, in the same way as a paint scraper, so that the crease remains flat on the sailcloth. Once the hem has been creased and rubbed all the way around the hem was sewn up.

Fair to Good overall antique condition. This item is in the category "Antiques\Primitives". The seller is "modsanctuary" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Region of Origin: US-Northeast
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Style: Primitive
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Maker: Unknown
Material: Wood
Original/Reproduction: Original
Category: Antiques
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Early-mid 19th century: British or American (most likely American)
Pair (Sold as a lot of 2): Pounding side & a creasing side
Type: Primitive antique hand made maritime tools
Color: Medium Wood Tone
Signed: Unsigned