Heckle
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A short dictionary entry on the heckle, the board of sharp steel pins used to comb flax or hemp to clean, split and straighten the fibers. It explains the three purposes of heckling, the grades of heckles by pin spacing, how a strick of flax is worked on the board, and typical yields from hand labor. Two line drawings show a heckle board and a mechanical heckle machine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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