Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1900-1950
Pine
2015.0028.001 QQ
Object Number2015.0028.001 QQ |
Tool (for textiles) (Heddle stick)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely made in Berks, Montgomery, or Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania.
1900-1950
Pine
53.1875 (L) , 0.9375 (W) , 0.4375 (D)
135.096 (L) , 2.381 (W) , 1.111 (D)
This heddle stick came to Winterthur as part of a shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. Heddle sticks form part of the shaft of a loom's shaft, which raises and lowers threads in the warp to create a shed. There are no string heddles tied onto this stick.
[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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