Antique Primitive Hand Carved Wooden Lace, Hat Band & Ribbon Shuttle Loom Sewing

Description

Antique Primitive Hand Carved Wooden Lace, Hat Band & Ribbon Shuttle Loom Sewing.
A beautiful and unique antique piece stamped with a "22". A fact sheet taped to the bottom reads:
"These are old fashioned shuttles which were used for lace, hat bands, and ribbons from approximately 1880 1910. Their heritage dates back to mills like Stetson Hats in Philadelphia when, at the turn of the century, hatswith decorative bands were in fashion.
The shuttles still contain the spring and tension devices for the spools of thread that were contained inside the shuttle. They are CARVED and hand sanded. The style and shape of each shuttle depends upon the width and type of ribbon the shuttle would weave.
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Moves freely and is in excellent shape!
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