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Heddle
1900 Approximate
Heddle. Material: wood, metal. Size: 4" W. x 21" L. Description: wooden frame - two parallel shafts connected at top at bottom by flat slats fitted into slots at end of each shaft - fine flat metal wire wound tightly across frame to form closely horizontal screen - penciled on frame: "21" and "Lars.." - stamped on reverse side: "PL".
Goes with loom. A heddle is a set of parallel cords or wires that create a harness used to guide and warp threads in a loom.