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The listing, TELL ME WHAT THIS IS has ended.

OK Up for bid is ???? You tell me I know it is very old just from Where I got it and the things it was with I tried to get good pictures of it It is wood and slides back and forth It has what I call a needle at one end It still has a Piece of rag threaded thru it I am just guessing for maybe rug making I dont know please tell me if you know what it is ty

Questions & Comments

I've not put mine into use yet, but it's rather simple -- the wooden "shuttle" pushes or prods the metal piece which pushes or prods the fabric strips through material backing, such as burlap, etc. Rugs including rag rugs made this way are often called "proddy rugs" for this reason. Searches for how to make proddy rugs or shuttle rag rugs etc should help you find something online. (At least better than I can show you here!) Rug shuttles like this may still be made; but the one offered here sure looks antique to me! I prefer to use older items myself -- makes me feel like I'm part of the tradition and closer to the women who crafted this way :)

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Oct 25th, 2011 at 8:22:30 PM PDT by

I thank you for taking the time to explain this very well I might add Now we know what we are dealing with

Oct 26th, 2011 at 5:27:00 AM PDT by

Opps! Forgot to add that this can also be used to make "punch needle" style rugs too. I focused on the proddies as the strip of fabric in the photo "prodded" me into thinking of those ;) Punch needle rugs are much like rug hooking, only you punch the thread or fabric through the back of the canvas rather than using the latch hooks most hobby kits have.

Oct 25th, 2011 at 8:29:28 PM PDT by

TY so much

Oct 26th, 2011 at 5:25:49 AM PDT by

It's a rug making shuttle. Can't quite guess age from photo -- likely antique, but they did make them up through the 1940s or so, even out of wood.

Oct 25th, 2011 at 4:11:50 PM PDT by

Thank you very much Well maybe someone will bid now that they know what it is

Oct 25th, 2011 at 5:23:56 PM PDT by

Wow! Very interesting. :) I can't wait to see if anyone knows what it is. Pretty neat :)

Oct 24th, 2011 at 8:38:19 AM PDT by

Me too I have had it forever and no one knows for sure

Oct 24th, 2011 at 9:03:36 AM PDT by

here is a link to one on another site, just for "informational purposes" ONLY !!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Primitive-Antique-Shuttle-Needle-Rug-Hook-/170717532431?pt=Folk_Art&hash=item27bf8ed10f

Oct 27th, 2011 at 12:50:03 AM PDT by

TY very much

Oct 27th, 2011 at 4:35:04 AM PDT by

No problem :) I write about antiques and collectibles online, drawing from my own collections, what I spot online (and off), and what folks ask me -- so maybe I'll have to write about rug shuttles now lol

Oct 26th, 2011 at 1:50:02 PM PDT by

Very good idea I understood all of what you wrote TY again for your help Sandi

Oct 26th, 2011 at 2:16:43 PM PDT by

I love learning new things and bits of unique trivia!

Oct 26th, 2011 at 7:51:15 AM PDT by

I always answer in the wrong place And end up answering twice

Oct 26th, 2011 at 9:05:20 AM PDT by

I saw one of these at an antique mall for $80 and it didn't look as good as this one. It said that it was a rug making tool.

Oct 26th, 2011 at 9:53:39 PM PDT by

I had no idea ty very much

Oct 27th, 2011 at 4:35:38 AM PDT by

I can finally see how this works...I have a metal punch rug needle contraption. This looks like it would be nicer to handle with the big wooden handle...Mine looks like something out of a horror movie's doctor's office!

Oct 27th, 2011 at 10:39:40 PM PDT by

lol Yes this one is made of very nice wood

Oct 28th, 2011 at 12:37:43 AM PDT by

I am going to say 'yes' it is for making rugs. I make rugs and can see how it might work. Very nice little find!

Oct 24th, 2011 at 11:39:40 AM PDT by

TY that was all I could figure

Oct 24th, 2011 at 12:25:24 PM PDT by

Ummm a paddle lol

Oct 27th, 2011 at 3:14:50 PM PDT by

Nope we found out it is to make rugs with

Oct 27th, 2011 at 6:02:50 PM PDT by

????????

Oct 25th, 2011 at 9:44:40 AM PDT by

I know me to

Oct 25th, 2011 at 11:33:26 AM PDT by

Thank goodness this wasn't a test...cuz i would have failed, it look to me like Tom Sawyer's boat's rudder....they didn't have duct tape back then so they used cloth...(it's sounded good lol), Oh well...good luck to the winner of this auction..

Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:15:19 AM PDT by

I know I am glad I was not getting graded on it TY

Oct 28th, 2011 at 6:30:06 AM PDT by

it kinda looks like the paddle my teacher used to use on me when i was in second grade ..lol

Oct 28th, 2011 at 10:35:47 AM PDT by

ah ha Now you are telling all lol I was mean enough they needed a bigger paddle

Oct 28th, 2011 at 12:38:40 PM PDT by

Fantastic auction!! I love all the info DPoptart provided. You learn so much on here, listia is a great site, I fanned you both!! watching! Good luck!! :o)

Oct 29th, 2011 at 7:59:04 AM PDT by

TY Yes she helped so much

Oct 29th, 2011 at 10:08:36 AM PDT by

LOL. I've had auction like this. I pick stuff up because I like the way it looks, but sometimes I have no idea what they are.

Oct 27th, 2011 at 11:02:27 PM PDT by

In this case I know it came from a box of my grandmas rhings But I still was lost as to what it was kind of fun to find out at last

Oct 28th, 2011 at 12:42:28 AM PDT by

a paddle... boy it would hurt too.... lol

Oct 26th, 2011 at 7:40:50 PM PDT by

No not big enough lol

Oct 26th, 2011 at 8:12:42 PM PDT by

I really want to know what this is!

Oct 24th, 2011 at 4:13:04 PM PDT by

So do I !!

Oct 24th, 2011 at 4:33:08 PM PDT by

now I want to know how to use it xD

Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:44:55 PM PDT by

Right And how to thread it I am sure it is threaded now but who knows I might have to google this now that I know what it is

Oct 25th, 2011 at 7:56:45 PM PDT by

lol

Oct 28th, 2011 at 4:45:56 PM PDT by

Oct 28th, 2011 at 7:02:21 PM PDT by

ok, this is most likely a boot strecher. For the winter and rainy days when the men came in they would place them in the boot to keep them from shrinking.

Oct 26th, 2011 at 8:18:13 PM PDT by

Ty But it has a needle at one end

Oct 27th, 2011 at 4:37:47 AM PDT by

that sounds kinda fun! Now you might have gotten me into rug makeing :p I love learning new crafts

Oct 27th, 2011 at 2:13:50 PM PDT by

So do I But I did not know what it was for Oh well my loss is someones elses gain

Oct 27th, 2011 at 2:56:51 PM PDT by

oh....

Oct 26th, 2011 at 8:53:28 PM PDT by

Oct 27th, 2011 at 4:36:03 AM PDT by

I would bid myself, but I have 3 or 4 of these -- not that I have used any yet lol

Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:44:29 PM PDT by

Do you know how to use it or how to thread it?

Oct 25th, 2011 at 7:57:25 PM PDT by

So do I and thanks to DPopTart Now we know a lot more than we did Which in my case was nothing

Oct 26th, 2011 at 9:00:00 AM PDT by

Very interesting; but strange...lol. I did go to the reference site and you can see the needle better. I love antiques but had never seen this one either! TY and I fanned you!

Oct 29th, 2011 at 12:29:52 PM PDT by

TY yes it is hard to get a good picture of it

Oct 29th, 2011 at 4:52:21 PM PDT by

LOVE IT! and love that people are so willing to share their experiences and skills and information with everyone else! I LOVE TO LEARN NEW THINGS esp about antiques.

Oct 29th, 2011 at 7:14:22 PM PDT by

I do to This has been an amazing auction People are so nice TY for looking

Oct 29th, 2011 at 7:20:32 PM PDT by

Sorry sue I answered before I saw you bid TY

Oct 25th, 2011 at 5:25:32 PM PDT by

fanned

Oct 29th, 2011 at 7:19:10 AM PDT by

Ty fan back

Oct 29th, 2011 at 10:08:53 AM PDT by

lol! it is a rug shuffle! my Grandmama had one of these1 thank you for sharing it with us!

Oct 30th, 2011 at 9:16:03 AM PDT by

TY I am having a lot of fun with this one

Oct 30th, 2011 at 9:40:01 AM PDT by

TELL ME WHAT THIS IS is in the Antiques category