SADDLER'S CLAMPS
Two pairs of saddler's clamps of different sizes.
Wooden saddle makers implements, professionally made as per the makers mark stamped into the wood on one side.
a) length: 800mm
b) length: 1100mm
Large clamps such as these were known as a 'pair of clamps'. Some clamps were homemade from barrels as the wood already had the curve required. In the workshop, the saddler sat and held the clamps between their legs and placed the leather in the vice-like grip of the tool. With the leather secured, the saddler had both his hands free for hand stitching.(source: National Museum of Australia)
Ullathorne was a well-known manufacturer of specialized tools for the leather and footwear trades. Their product line included leatherworking tools such as saddler's clamps, stud pliers and cobber's hammers, measuring instruments such as boxwood foot rulers and shoe size measures. lished in 1760 in London, the family company eventually had agencies in Paris, London & Melbourne. By 1901 the Melbourne company was named Ullathorne & Hartridge.
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London ULLATHORNE
Price list Ullathorne, London 1888: Victorian Collections
