Item 3: Tape weaving, Nantucket, Mass., 1908

Black-and-white image depicts Phebe Pinkham Folger weaving tape in her home; tape is a narrow strip of stout cotton, linen, or other textile material used as a flat string for tying purposes, for binding, etc. Caption: "Tape Weaving. The strands of time woven with the threads of life. A tape binding Nantucket's past and present. Capt. John Pitman, age 93, and Phebe Pinkham Folger, age 92, for 68 years his beloved wife." Published by M. W. Boyer, Nantucket, Mass. Made in Germany. Photo only copyright T. Coffin Pitman, Nantucket, Mass. 9 x 13.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.