Stitching pony belonging to and used by William Sugg

Source catalog description

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A wooden stitching pony or leather clamp used for leather crafting. The stitching pony consists of a plank wooden seat, four rectangular legs, and a post that sits to the front of the seat. 2015.44.1a (Seat, stitching pony): A wooden stitching pony seat. A plank of medium brown wood, worked and carved to act as a seat. The front is cut at rectangular angles and the back is rounded. There are two carved, rounded indentions on the center proper left and proper right of the seat, where a user’s legs would rest. There are four rectangular cut-outs, for the legs (2015.44.1b-e). The legs slide into from the bottom, for the seat to rest down on (positioned two parallel at the front and two parallel at the back). There are two large bolts going through the width of the seat. 2015.

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