What the heck is this?

[Debbie J]

I know it’s something important and I can’t throw it away and I’m pretty sure it’s scrapbook related in some way but what in the world is it and what does it go to?

Don’t look at my rough old hands, I’ve been cleaning like a mad woman for a lady in my community.

[paddlegal]

You think this is from some scrapping tool? I was thinking it was from an old telegram typing machine...dit, dot, dit dit... Very interesting!

[Debbie J]

It was in a box of scrapbook stuff and I’m thinking it has something to do with a piece of a machine that has something to do with like a cutting tool.....don’t know. Just throwing it out here to see if anyone has an idea.

[pamcook]

Is it part of a sewing machine attachment?

[Debbie J]

I don’t know what I would be doing with a sewing machine attachment, but it might be. I think I’ll post it on Facebook and see if any body there has a clue.

[EDelValle]

my first thought was also a piece from a sewing machine, also

[troublesmom]

I'm also thinking from a sewing machine. My grandfather had an old Singer and I remember one of those on his machine at times.

[pat-czap]

It rather reminds me of a sewing machine presser foot lever. The grooved area would be upside down on the back of the needle area. My 2 cents.

[Debbie J]

Well, the sewing machine sounds like a logical finding. I used to have my grandma’s machine but I never ever used it and when we moved to AZ I donated it. Guess it’s safe to pitch it but I’ll check with my Facebook peeps first, thanks everybody.

[Debbie J]

A friend on Facebook says it’s a utility knife clip, used to push the bland in and out of the knife.

[Debbie J]

I think he’s right. It’s probably from an older knife Rod had.

[Debbie J]

He actually took it a part and posted this photo for me to see.

[paddlegal]

Wow what an eye he has knowing what that was exactly! Now that I see it, it makes sense. Cool.

[EDelValle]

That's why it looked familiar, I couldn't place the
the grooved button but it looked familiar, most liklely
from an old heavy duty metal cutter not one of the newer
lighter ones

[pamcook]

Good old Facebook!