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    Posted 12 years ago

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    vernon11
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    16.5" x 2" x 1"
    Super hard dense wood. Looks like walnut but rock hard. Strange glass cylinder inside. Odd metal ends. What is this? I am truly stumped.

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      looks like some sort of shuttle for weaving, but i have no idea what the test tube in the middle is for.
    2. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 12 years ago
      The glass piece should tilt upward to wind threat around. I think that was called a bobbin winder or something to do with winding.
    3. slackjack, 12 years ago
      This is a shuttle for weaving. Made of dogwood. The glass doesn't belong in there, it should be a wood spindle.

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