 Small Black antique - My dad picked this up in a flea market while on business in ....I can't remember! I'll have to ask him. he travels a lot, and always brings me a thimble. He always looks around for shuttles, and other than when he went to Catchpin, this is the first he has found in his travels.This is made from a hard rubber called Vulcanite or maybe Gutta Percha. It is held together with brass rivets. It is much smaller than my other one, at about 2.5" long. These shuttles were common in the late 1890's, and were sold in the Montgomery Wards Catalog! I think that's pretty neat. It came in 2 sizes, and I have the larger one here | |
|
NEXT--> Done...Back to Collection Page | |
|---|---|
