Taber Abraser Wet abrasion test table

Object/Artifact

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Taber Abraser Wet abrasion test table

Entry/Object ID

1993.05.56.39

Description

Round metal Taber Abraser plate with a diameter of 12cm. There is a circle of rubber on the interior of the metal dish. The word "top" is engraved on the side of the abraser plate with the rubber strip, the back side of the plate has a join that likely attached it to another piece of the Taber Abraser. The abraser plate is in a square box 13cm in length and 5.5 cm tall. The box is black cardboard on the top, and red on the bottom with the a label on the top reading "Table for Running WET Abrasion Tests on Taber Abraser."

Collection

Textile Industry

Cataloged By

Whit, Elizabeth

Lexicon

Search Terms

Taber Abraser, Textile Industry, Tabor Abrasor

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Taber Abrasor Wet abrasion test table

Location

Location

Container

Box 1

Shelf

Shelf 28

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Container

Box 2

Shelf

Shelf 2, Shelf 2

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

August 19, 2017

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-02-09

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 23, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 6, 2025