Shuttle

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Shuttle

Entry/Object ID

2007.0016.0001.414

Description

Wooden shuttle 17" L with pointed metal tips at each end. Loaded with spool of natural colored fine yarn. A sample shuttle from The New Brunswick Province in Canada where Admanco had some of the fabrics they used made- possibly this was used for bag and apron canvass. Shows use but appears to be functional. See history of Admanco in donor file. Not dated.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.0016

Source or Donor

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Minch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shuttle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Admanco, Shuttle, Textileworking T&E