Vintage Wooden Hat Stretcher #012 bit T" - possibly part of

T" - possibly part of "Best Steel"

Dimensions :Length (of case): 8¾" (22cm)

Its straight mouthpiece is covered in black rubber

3cm) x ½" (1

This is an antique leather slipper or Devon stirrup

Vintage Wooden Hat Stretcher #012 bit T" - possibly part ofThis is a fascinating late 19th or early 20th century miliner's tool It is made of two pieces of turned & shaped dark red brown coloured wood. A thick double ended screw connects the two halves, and they can be moved by twisting the handle at the front. There is a guide bar near the base to stop the pieces twisting This was a working tool, there are some scars on the wood, and the handle has a dark patina. It still works well and the mechanism turns