Hello Laurie and everyone I had a further thought, if the distance between top and bottom of the winder is half of 45, or once around equals 45 inches, then this winder was used for measuring or packaging, in ells. One ell = 45 inches.
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Bev Walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > To measure in ells? > > > Looks like a folding implement for long lengths of material - perhaps from >> a 19th century textile mill or similar. >> >> >> Ebay # 170881599271 >>> >>> > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
