19th c. Monumental Wooden Shipwright Clamps c.1800s Religious Two braces were added "later"

Two braces were added "later" in its life

This is an original distressed metal road sign "Men Working" mounted on a metal  frame with chain

MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES Wood

cramped and unsafe sweatshops where most clothes were made

Riggs fell into obscurity after 1950

19th c. Monumental Wooden Shipwright Clamps c.1800s Religious Two braces were added "later"ABOUT A collection of seven large wooden shipwright clamps with saw tooth sides, threaded wooden screw handle and adjustable steel and wood clamp. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Hickory, Ash, Steel. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Refinished in an oil and wax finish. DIMENSIONS H 72 in. (Base: H 60 in., Screw: H 12 in.) W 7 in. D 2 in. HISTORY Acquired from a family in San Francisco whose