L2015.1042.017 Sley Hook; overall
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Tool (for textiles) (Sley hook)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Place of Origin:

    Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1930

  • Materials:

    Fruitwood

  • Museum Object Number:

    2015.0028.022


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2015.0028.022

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Sley hook)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Likely from Berks, Bucks, or Montgomery County

Date

1800-1930

Materials

Fruitwood

Dimensions (inches)

0.125 (H) , 5 (L) , 1.125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

0.317 (H) , 12.7 (L) , 2.858 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

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.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.

[Book] Worst, Edward F. 1974 Weaving with Foot-power Looms. 275.