Hi All,
    I'm no tailor (I'm not even more than a half-decent woodworker), but I
did grow up in a family with more than its share of garment workers and
sweat-shop denizens.  If you take a look at the shape of the sleeve inset on
your suit jacket (although, if you're like me, you haven't seen touched one
of those at least since last fall), you'll see one of the uses for Jim's
curved ruler.  The garment trade had many specialized tools that turn up at
flea markets and even at antique tool shows, and usually make wonderful
"what's-its."
Dan, in NJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Robinson" 
To: "oldtools" 
Cc: "oldtools" 
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 3:23 PM
Subject: [oldtools] Re: Back Again

> Hi, Jim and All
> It's nice to find someone older than me on this list! My Lufkin
> Catalog No. 11 (probably from about 1930) says that No. 8151 is a "curved
> stick used in tailoring work." For more, you'll have to ask a tailor, if
> they still exist outside of Hong Kong.
> Trevor
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