Late 19th/Early 20th C. Rare Folding Shaker Sweater Stretcher crate There is a small tear

There is a small tear coming in from the right edge

I love a mending sampler

and then orange stripes running the other direction at the side door

and this is definitely on of my favorites I've found

With the belief that one can never have too many potted plants

Late 19th/Early 20th C. Rare Folding Shaker Sweater Stretcher crate There is a small tearIve found just a couple of exact matches for this striking folding sweater stretcher out there, both from auctionsone of this size sold at Skinner in 2016 for $246, the other, a child sized version, sold via D. L. Straight in Sturbridge, MA in 2021 for $175. It is from them that I know that it is Shaker, late 19th or very early 20th c.which I did not realize when I purchased it; I just thought the hinged design was brilliant, the form wonderfully