Flax Break
Fort Point Museum
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| Object Name: | Flax Break |
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| Artist/Maker: | B. Wamboldt |
| Category: | Textile Manufacturing Equipment Tools & Equipment for material Textileworking T&E |
| Material: | wood |
| Accession Number: | 21.01.01 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1800-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1930-12-31 |
| Description: | Triangular prism shaped stand with V shaped sides, 2 circular bars at the bottom, a W shaped lever with a heavy block at the end, and many pegs on it. Spare leg is included that has BW written on it. |
| Narrative: | Donated by BW House, built by Mr Wamboldt. |
| History of Use: | retted and dried stalks of flax are laid across and the arm is brought down. the rigid inner core of flax is broken into short pieces that fall, while the soft outer fibers remain. |
| Height: | 69cm 102cm |
| Length: | 122 cm |
| Width: | 21.5cm 39 cm |
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| Institution City: | LaHave |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |