Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1930
Fruitwood
2015.0028.022
Object Number2015.0028.022 |
Tool (for textiles) (Sley hook)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely from Berks, Bucks, or Montgomery County
1800-1930
Fruitwood
0.125 (H) , 5 (L) , 1.125 (W)
0.317 (H) , 12.7 (L) , 2.858 (W)
This thin wooden hook would be used to draw warp threads through the spaces, or dents, in a reed, a necessary part of setting up a loom to weave. This hook came to Winterthur along with a loom that had been in use in Southeastern Pennsylvania for over two hundred years.
[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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