C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 Indonesian nutcracker I don't think it is

I don't think it is especially old but quite nicely done and certainly not made yesterday

with an interior opening of 1" across

early 20th century I believe

plus the cool abstract design on the lid (I think it is abstract

but I do know it came from Pennsylvania

C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 Indonesian nutcracker I don't think it isJust a cool old object, and a very sharp one; one could do some damage with this. Made by CM Mallory of Albion, NY, with a 1889 patent date, it's a tool that would have been used for stretching rugs as they were being installed. (The sharp pins would grip the rug as one worked to pull it into place.) I'd just hang it on the wall from the handy hook at top perhaps on the outside of a door as a means of saying Do Not Enter! 9 1 8" x 5 1 2" x 1". Nicely