Needle, carpet

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL
DATE: 1882
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0873.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ROSS
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BODY & METAL COMPONENTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Textile working
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: PULLS MATERIAL THROUGH CARPET CANVAS FORMING A LOOP IN THE MATERIAL & HOOKING THE MATERIAL ONTO THE CANVAS
Technical: RUG HOOKING WAS A VERY POPULAR CRAFT IN N.AMERICA IN 18TH-19TH CENTURIES: IT WAS ALSO VERY TIME CONSUMING & REQUIRED GREAT PATIENCE (REF 2, P.114) THIS TOOL SIMPLIFIED AND SPEEDED UP THE PROCESS: EACH LOOPTO BE HOOKED REQUIRED ONLY THE THRUST OF THE NEEDLE BAR THROUGH THE BASE FABRIC AND WITHDRAWL WITH THE OTHER BAR; WITH PRACTICE THE OPERATION WAS RAPID. (RUSSELL, P. 122)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO BODY 'ROSS PAT./ MAR. 6, 1882'
Missing: NONE EVIDENT
Finish: UNFINISHED BROWN BODY & BLACK COMPONENTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Needle, carpet, after 1882, Artifact no. 1986.0873, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0873.001/

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