Shuttle

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wood shuttle probably used for sewing. The wood is light brown. The diamond shaped shuttle has a hollowed-out portion at center. The ends of the shuttle are pointed. The wood is cracked in several places, especially in the hollowed-out area. A tag attached to the shuttle has blue text that reads “Shuttle Cock / [illegible] TR / [illegible] 21 9 [illegible].”

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