C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 percussive instrument with the E I believe

with the E I believe indicating one of the 9 districts East of Goja Haven

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I'm not sure if the rest of it is constructed of actual matchsticks or just matchstick-like little sticks

but I am 99% sure it is Native American

to a Churchman's cigarette Box Scout in action

C.M Mallory Victor Rug Stretcher, Patent 1889 percussive instrument with the E I believeJust a cool old object, and a very sharp one; one could do some damage with this. Made by CM Mallory of Albion, NY, with a 1889 patent date, it's a tool that would have been used for stretching rugs as they were being installed. (The sharp pins would grip the rug as one worked to pull it into place.) I'd just hang it on the wall from the handy hook at top perhaps on the outside of a door as a means of saying Do Not Enter! 9 1 8" x 5 1 2" x 1". Nicely