I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews, with the button on top that was pressed to raise the clip
arm. They were used for holding the songs and readings, etc. and were
mounted on the back of the pew in front of you. I found all the kneeler
hardware I need, but these little rascals are proving elusive.

tia
Will

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:

I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews,

Try an architectural salvage yard. Ours have loads of umberella racks
from the ends of pews, having cut down the pews into short "deacon's
benches" and sold them as decorator pieces. "Pew clips" (which I've
never seen) may well have gone through a similar fate.

Those clips were not for holding songs and readings originally, they were to
hold a man's hat in the days gone by. They may prove difficult to find in
this day and age. --dave


"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:

I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews,

Try an architectural salvage yard. Ours have loads of umberella racks
from the ends of pews, having cut down the pews into short "deacon's
benches" and sold them as decorator pieces. "Pew clips" (which I've
never seen) may well have gone through a similar fate.

thats right! they held the hats. old age has taken a toll on my memory.

Dave Jackson wrote:
Those clips were not for holding songs and readings originally, they were to
hold a man's hat in the days gone by. They may prove difficult to find in
this day and age. --dave


"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:


I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews,

Try an architectural salvage yard. Ours have loads of umberella racks
from the ends of pews, having cut down the pews into short "deacon's
benches" and sold them as decorator pieces. "Pew clips" (which I've
never seen) may well have gone through a similar fate.

Can't help you on finding them, but their real original use was to hold
mens' hats, by the brim, back in the days when almost all men wore brimmed
hats.

Tom Dacon

"Will" wrote in message
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I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews, with the button on top that was pressed to raise the clip arm.
They were used for holding the songs and readings, etc. and were mounted on
the back of the pew in front of you. I found all the kneeler hardware I
need, but these little rascals are proving elusive.

tia
Will

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:

I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews, with the button on top that was pressed to raise the clip
arm. They were used for holding the songs and readings, etc. and were
mounted on the back of the pew in front of you. I found all the kneeler
hardware I need, but these little rascals are proving elusive.

tia
Will

They are not used for the intended purpose anymore--to hold mens'
hats. I noticed a few people use them to hold their contribution
envelope, and sometimes children playing with the clips. I'd say
these clips are no longer needed.

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:

I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews, with the button on top that was pressed to raise the clip
arm. They were used for holding the songs and readings, etc. and were
mounted on the back of the pew in front of you. I found all the kneeler
hardware I need, but these little rascals are proving elusive.

tia
Will

They are not used for the intended purpose anymore--to hold mens'
hats. I noticed a few people use them to hold their contribution
envelope, and sometimes children playing with the clips. I'd say
these clips are no longer needed.

I've never seen one of these, but might it be something like the item
shown in this link?

http://www.calusa.com/shop/hat-holde...lder-2/photo/1

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:19:55 GMT, Henry Q. Bibb
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:30:33 -0600, Will wrote:

I am lookiing for some of those spring loaded clips you used to find in
church pews, with the button on top that was pressed to raise the clip
arm. They were used for holding the songs and readings, etc. and were
mounted on the back of the pew in front of you. I found all the kneeler
hardware I need, but these little rascals are proving elusive.

tia
Will

They are not used for the intended purpose anymore--to hold mens'
hats. I noticed a few people use them to hold their contribution
envelope, and sometimes children playing with the clips. I'd say
these clips are no longer needed.

I've never seen one of these, but might it be something like the item
shown in this link?

http://www.calusa.com/shop/hat-holde...lder-2/photo/1

The ones I've seen are dark painted shell-C-shaped pressed metal with
a hidden spring and a small rubber roller on one end with a little
more holding strength than a spring-operated wooden clothes pin. They
are design such that they won't easily catch on clothes or items.
Some modern (Catholic) churches don't use kneelers anymore, but when
used these can take a beating with normal use.