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Hook, Reed

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Collection
Tool Collection: Textiles
Object ID
2015.999.19
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Collection
Tool Collection: Textiles
Description
Small tool with thin curving blade set into a turned wood handle and brass ferrule. Saber-like blade is brass, having a small slot cut into bottom edge near tip.
Used for warping a loom by pulling warp ends through the reed.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Hook, Reed
Material
Wood, Brass
Length (in)
7.625
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-05-05
Condition Notes
Unfinished handle is smooth from use. Blade is oxidized with soil and light abrasions. Cracking at blade tip, from slot to tip.
Object ID
2015.999.19
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2015.999
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