Breaker, Flax

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Breaker, Flax

Entry/Object ID

GHS 719

Description

Wooden flax breaker consisting of four rounded legs which support four wooden poles spanning the length between them. Old sticker on side reads, "Adams Express Co. Norristown PAID". Museum label, "Flax breaker used in Germantown in 1740 for breaking the flax by the settlers/ 719/ Presented by W.E. Montague.

Made/Created

Date made

1740

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Notes

Creation Date: 1740

Dimensions

Height

31-7/16 in

Width

26 in

Depth

48 in

Material

Wood (walnut?)

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

American Journal of Progress, 1899 Industries PAM BOX Halpern, Martha Crary. Germantown Goods: A History of the Textile Industry in Germantown. 1989 Scranton, Philip. Proprietary Capitalism: The Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia 1800-1885, 1983. Scranton, Philip. Figured Tapestry: Production, Markets, and Power in Philadelphia Textiles 1885-1941. 1989. Shelton, Cynthia J. The Mills of Manayunk: Industrialization and Social Conflict in the Philadelphia Region 1787-1837. 1882 See Mills in general card catalogue.

Provenance

Notes

GHS True Accession Book #719, "Flax breaker used in 1740." Donated by W.E. Montague