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Loom, Tape

Object Name:
Loom, Tape
Object ID:
2013.500.030
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Tape loom, paddle type. Maple or cherry. Rectangular board with curved, notched head. Board cut lengthwise into 24 teeth (dents), one of which is missing. Each dent has two small holes and notched tip.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
W-9.6 L-27.1 D-0.4 inches
Provenance:
Source unknown. Placed on long-term loan at the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, NH, in the 1950s.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Weaving
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