Flax Break
Fort Point Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Flax Break |
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| Artiste ou artisan : | B. Wamboldt |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Textileworking T&E Textile Manufacturing Equipment Tools & Equipment for material |
| Matériaux : | wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 21.01.01 |
| Date de début de production : | 1800-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 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. |
| Commentaires : | Donated by BW House, built by Mr Wamboldt. |
| Fonctions : | 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. |
| Hauteur : | 69cm 102cm |
| Longueur : | 122 cm |
| Largeur : | 21.5cm 39 cm |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | LaHave |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |