Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1950
Wood
2015.0028.018
Object Number2015.0028.018 |
Tool (for textiles) (Lease stick)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1950
Wood
0.25 (H) , 54.25 (L) , 1 (W)
0.635 (H) , 137.795 (L) , 2.54 (W)
These lease sticks came to Winterthur along with a loom that has been used in southeastern Pennsylvania for more than two hundred years. Pairs of lease sticks are intertwined into the warp (between the heddles and the warp beam) so that if any warp threads snap under tension, they are easily located between the lease sticks. This simplifies the process of repairing broken warp threads.
[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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