Weaver's pick
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Weaver's pick.
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Weaver's pick, made of metal.
This is a heavy-duty weaver’s hand tool used to hook and realign threads during the process of weaving cloth on a loom. It was used by textile workers to reach into weaving machinery to move threads if they had become stuck or out of place.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y2006.35.36
- Materials:
- metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 6 mm x 25 mm x 115 mm,
- type:
- textile equipment
