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Shuttle

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-221223

Description

Wooden shuttle with hollow-stemmed quill; oak shaft; boat-shaped with wire tips.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shuttles (textile tools)
applewood
dogwood (wood)
oak (wood)
Textile machinery
Shuttle

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 10 3/4 x 1 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. C. C. Barry and Miss Elizabeth Warren

Accession Number

1922.242

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