Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance Beautifully made and very substantial

Beautifully made and very substantial

1950s Scotch Tape store display rack is I think both a cool and great looking thing

flagging to upper right corners

25 x1 3/8 x 1

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Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance Beautifully made and very substantialFound in Maine, these are old hand cut cardboard stencils or templates, which would have been used for cutting pieces of fabric to be incorporated into quilts. The lovely blue leaf shape, signed on reverse (Catharine Hunsecker) and dated 1889, is clearly the oldest among them, more aged and worn than the others. I think the longest chain like one is particularly satisfying, too. Longest (with center fold): 14 5 8" l; blue leaf: 9 7 8" l. All pictured