Shuttle

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Throw Shuttle: The black and white image features a wooden throw shuttle placed on a white surface with a measurement scale at the top, showing numbers "59," "1," and "270," along with the letters "M.V.T.M." The shuttle appears to be oval-shaped with a rectangular cutout in the center. The white background is smooth and clean, providing stark contrast to the darker tone of the coin and the measurement scale. The scale at the top, complete with lines and markings, suggests that this might be a scientific or technical photo, possibly documenting the dimensions of the object for research or archival purposes.
Throw Shuttle

The black and white image features a wooden throw shuttle placed on a white surface with a measurement scale at the top, showing numbers "59," "1," and "270," along with the letters "M.V.T.M." The shuttle appears to be oval-shaped with a rectangular cutout in the center. The white background is smooth and clean, providing stark contrast to the darker tone of the coin and the measurement scale. The scale at the top, complete with lines and markings, suggests that this might be a scientific or technical photo, possibly documenting the dimensions of the object for research or archival purposes.

Name/Title

Shuttle

Entry/Object ID

2017.01.05

Description

Throw shuttle for hand weaving. Both sides convex but one more than the other. Irregular large yarn hole between two wire staples in the center of the more convex side. Small yarn hole on opposite side. Hole and groove for quill stick. Long irregular slot cut out of floor. Moderately deep concavity runs whole length of bottom bearing surface.

Use

Throw shuttles held yarn or thread for adding the weft during weaving.

Context

Preindustrial textile technology.

Collection

American Textile History Museum Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shuttle, Weaving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shuttle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

ATHM

Other Number

1959.1.270

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Oak, Ferrous metal

Material Notes

Metal wire repairs a hole in one side.

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Bev York Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

March 25, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Hole in one side repaired with wire.

Date Examined

Mar 25, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated to ATHM in 1959 as part of the S. D. Stevens Collection, although ATHM record cards also show dates 1963 and 1970.

Notes

ATHM record card also says it was donated by NAHS, with S. D. Stevens collection in parenthesues.

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

March 25, 2025

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

April 4, 2025