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1911.29.18.2

Wooden piece from a lace bobbin winder. [MJD (Verve) 19/4/2016]


1911.29.18.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden piece from a lace bobbin winder. [MJD (Verve) 19/4/2016]
Long description
Wooden drawer from a lace bobbin winder. The Lace bobbin winder consists a wooden base with wheel and uprights [.1], wooden drawer [.3] and detached from the bobbin winder are two lengths of wood (swifts) [.2] joined together in an 'x' shape with three round perforations at each end and [.4] a further swift? The wood has been damaged by woodworm. [MJD (Verve) 19/4/2016]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Percy Manning
PRM source Percy Manning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carpentered, Process Nailed
Dimensions
Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 420 mm, Length: max 422 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.29.18.2

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Lace Accessory, Winder