Tools
J. P. Oberholtzer (Maker)
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1950
Wood; Iron; Cotton
2015.0028.013
Object Number2015.0028.013 |
Tool (for textiles) (Temple piece)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
J. P. Oberholtzer (Maker)
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1950
1. Inscription; Side of Temple Stick; J.P. Oberholtzer
Wood; Iron; Cotton
0.625 (H) , 26.25 (L) , 2.125 (W)
1.587 (H) , 66.675 (L) , 5.398 (W)
This temple piece came to Winterthur with a loom that has been used in southeastern Pennsylvania for over two hundred years. Temple pieces come in pairs and are inserted perpendicular to the warp of a fabric in order to create an opposing tension. When the temple pieces are inserted into the warp, the pull of the selvedge does not cause the fabric to crumple inwards.
[Book] Pritchard, M. E. 1954 A Short Dictionary of Weaving: Including Some Spinning, Dyeing and Textile Terms and a Beginner's Guide to Weaving and Dyeing. 196.
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[Book] Worst, Edward F. 1974 Weaving with Foot-power Looms. 275.
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