Antique Wooden Weaving Shuttles Metal Tip Textile Loom Industrial Salvage Decor Upcycle Repurpose EACH NC Textile Relic

Price is for ONE, 4 are available. Authentic wooden weaving shuttle form one of the area mills that have longed closed here in Concord, NC. Measure 20 in x 2 in wide, the wood looks lik ewalnut. http://www.historync.org/textiles.htm With the creation of the first cotton textile mill around 1815 by Michael Schenck in Lincoln County, North Carolina began a long process towards building its manufacturing industries. By 1900, the American textile industry was well on its way to moving to the Carolinas from New England. North Carolina became the center of the textile business by the 1920s and continued outstanding success throughout the 20th Century. But free trade regulations and fierce price competition from global developing countries triggered a steady relocation of the textile industry from the Carolinas to overseas production as the 21st Century began. Industry Development In 1810, Tench Coxe prepared the first national assessment of manufacturing in the U.S. At that time, North Car