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1979.55.8
OA Public Domain
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1979.55.8
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MediumMETAL
Dimensions7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
Object number1979.55.8
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWeaving tool made from metal and plastic. Hook has a green handle and a long metal piece which is hooked at the end. According to labels found in Household Box 34, the hook is either a "reed hook draper loom" or a "reed hook leno cloth."
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Document Record for Business records collection, Mss56_SeriesO_Subseries1.pdf
Business records collection,
1745-1925
1979.55.7
Untitled
2001.100.10070
oil can lamp
Document Record for KWM Loose Manuscript Collection 2001.100.11165_Box List.pdf
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2001.100.1622
Wood and Bone Double Swift
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Miniature sea chest with miniature whaling implements
2001.100.3002
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Ship's Box : SHIP OTHELLO
The Loom Room, Grenfell Mission, Labrador
The Loom Room, Grenfell Mission, Labrador
Mary Schwall
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The Loom Room, Grenfell Mission, Labrador -
Mary Schwall
1913-1915
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The Loom Room, Grenfell Mission, Labrador -
Mary Schwall
1913-1915
Sailboats in a bay in Labrador
Sailboats in a bay in Labrador
Mary Schwall
1913-1915

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