Peg Bird of Yellow Springs, Ohio writes, “An aunt of mine, living between Uniontown and Hartville, Ohio (Stark County, Akron-Canton area), borrowed another aunt’s quilt frame and stored it in her barn, from which it was stolen, along with a nickel silver show saddle. Although this happened over 25 years ago, the loss of this quilt frame is still a huge heartbreak, as it was made for my Aunt Ida by her dear father many years before, who died young. Aunt Ida is 93 years old now, and still grieves for this family treasure, as do others in the family.
“This handmade, one-of-a-kind quilt frame is made from a yellowish wood, as I recall, and has a (two?) wooden ratchet(s) of the same wood. It looks somewhat lightweight and has folding X legs on each end. The rails are hexagonal or perhaps octagonal. Whatever, the identifying mark is the name “IDA” and a date on it, carved with a pocket knife in square letters and numerals.
“If anyone should know of such a quilt frame, I would be glad to supply the year carved on it as positive proof of ownership. I would also be willing to arrange for its purchase from the current owner, as I’m sure that by this time whoever has it does not know that it is stolen merchandise.”
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