We had many correct guesses to our What Is It for April. The official description is that it is a bronze hemming bird. It is probably 19th Century English. It clamps to a table. The beak opens to grip cloth—and free a hand—when the tail is pinched; delicate fabrics are pinned to the cushion at the top.
Denny Dahl of Denver, Colorado; Barbie Groff, Syosset, New York; Thomas Rhodes, Littleton, Colorado; B. Houser, Florissant, Colorado; Loene McIntyre, Ft. Collins, Colorado; Dottie Unruh, Lakewood, Colorado and Vicky Kellen of Castle Pines, Colorado have all correctly identified the sewing bird.
You have all won a year’s subscription to The Mountain States Collector! Thank you for your guesses and kind comments.
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