Fabric Tearing Tester

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Fabric Tearing Tester

Entry/Object ID

1000.1801.69

Description

Tester, Tearing, Fabric

Collection

Dave Baer

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Thwing-Albert Instrument Co.

Notes

possible date made: ca 1920s where made: Philadelpha, PA model name: Elmendorf Tearing Tester serial number: 3397

Material

Iron Brass

Color

Black

General Notes

Note

Compares relative resistance to tearing of various fabrics, predetermined size sample of fabric is stretched across knife gap and held in place by 2 clamps, knife cuts the fabric to a uniformed depth, trigger is depressed allowing quadrant to rotate and tear the material.