Shuttle
- Object Name:
- Shuttle
- Object ID:
- 1978.075.04
- Description:
- Shuttle for ribbon weaving loom. Wood. Straight, flat base and arched top. Arched opening with metal rod and metal lever on inside. On one side of arch is small plastic ring that retracts into arch and is attached to small spring. Round hole that goes completely through top, with string that holds two plastic rings. On one side of shuttle is a smooth slot and on opposite side is a slot with rack for moving on a gear. Number "4" stamped on base.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-3 W-5.45 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 19 ribbon weaving shuttles used at Noone Mill, Peterborough, NH. From the Goyette Museum in Peterborough, which opened around 1945 and closed in 1960.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Weaving
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