THE EXCELSIOR PLAITER

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THE EXCELSIOR PLAITER

Entry/Object ID

88.24.1.1

Description

Plaiter - THE EXCELSIOR PLAITER, wooden board, rectangular, solid base with routed edges top, left and bottom, separate strip of wood with rounded top edge nailed with three (3) nails onto right side, sixty-two (62) metal wire half loops nailed along each side of front, orange paper label with black ink printed instructions glued onto the back, label includes title of product, patent date of February 26, 1876, product features, directions for plaiting, pressing and order information: J. H. McPherson, Utica N. Y., seventy-five (75) needles, metal, straight rod construction with slightly rounded on finished ends, 9 3/8" L.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Textileworking T&E, Boards (flat objects), Textile crafts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Boards (Flat Objects)