🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Needle used for crochet?

[JamesJr]

The site I dug this from in Tabb, VA is a colonial era farm that survived up to the civil war so I get a wide range of artifacts from it. This appear to be a needle with thread inside. The thread is still there and I was told it was probably silk because it has not disappeared. What do you call it?

 

[Red-Coat]

Neat find. It's a tatting shuttle, used to knot thread to make intricate patterns in a similar manner to the way lace is made.

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/fancy-vintage-sterling-tatting-shuttle-8a-c-a3543b48d6

 

[DizzyDigger]

What do you call it?

Red-Coat says it's a tatting shuttle..first one I've ever seen.

I'd call it an absolutely awesome find...

 

[JamesJr]

Any Idea of date? Or value?

 

[Red-Coat]

Any Idea of date? Or value?

I would guess Victorian-Edwardian and in the region $15-$20

 

[ncsuwolf]

Very cool. Any research on the site found compared to the initials”ATM”? Your question of value is to the normal person….if you could find a link from the owner to someone living today i (personally) would call it invaluable.

 

[JamesJr]

Should have done that long ago when I found it. This site sits on a colonial farm that was occupied by multiple owners spanning both revolutionary war and civil war. It is right along the road from Hampton to Yorktown.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Should have done that long ago when I found it. This site sits on a colonial farm that was occupied by multiple owners spanning both revolutionary war and civil war. It is right along the road from Hampton to Yorktown.

Best time to plant a tree was 50 yrs ago…..next best time is today.

 

[tamrock]

That's a nice thing to dig up.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I’ve seen them in use. Quite an art.