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Tool (for needlework) (Needle)
1850-1900
Description
An iron needle. A cylindrical iron shaft that terminates in a three-sided point at one end. The opposite end terminates in a rectangular eye (.5 cm long).
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1981.0226
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Russell Ward Nadeau in memory of D. J. and Alice Shumway Nadeau
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Object Number
1981.0226
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Needle)
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1850-1900
Materials
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
5.12 (L) x 0.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.02 (L) x 0.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• pg 58-59