Glove stretcher
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
200 mm (length); 38 mm (width); 10 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 661055
Summary
A glove stretcher made from two pieces of dark wood joined near the middle by a spring joint. When the shorter ends are pressed together the longer ends are forced apart to stretch the fingers of a glove.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss B K Humphreys in 1990.