Name/Title
Glove StretcherEntry/Object ID
1993.049.003 aDescription
Glove stretcher with varnished, half-elliptic spring. Letter s "T O Price 29 cents" (cents in a cent sign. Stretchers were used primarily for suede gloves, much inclined to shrink with even a gentle washing. 'The handles being squeezed, the long shafts stretch the fingers or body of the glove.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Marshall, KayNotes
Accession Date: 01-Jan-93
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Stretcher, GloveNomenclature Sub-Class
Clothing Care ObjectsNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
glove stretcherCreated By
Greenlee, LucyCreate Date
March 26, 1997Update Date
December 10, 2025