Identify This Antique Tool
Watch as Doug Gillis, owner of Skyway Tool Center in Chico, CA and SkywayTools.com, talks about an unusual tool that was brought in to the store recently. Its driving him crazy, because nobody in the area seems to have a clue about this tool, where it was made and what it does. It has no markings on it and has everyone here stumped. Do you know what it is? If so, email and let us know!
We found the answer. It is an antique carpet stretcher and it took us over a month to figure out.
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We figured out that this is an antique carpet stretcher that was made by Knapp and Cowle in Bridgeport, Connecticut and patented in 1876. It took us weeks to identify this tool, but we had a lot of fun kicking this one around at the front counter in our tool store.