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German term or phrase:
gebr. Hinterg\'stell
English translation:
used warping frame
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German term
gebr. Hinterg'stell
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Not sure what the word Hinterg'stell (Hintergestell) means in this context. This comes from a letter, written in Vienna in 1941 by a woman describing some of the birthday gifts she had received:
"Vom lieben Vater bekam ich eine sehr schöne Hortensie mit 2 Blüten und 2 Knospen. Frau L. und Gisa brachten auch einen Blumenstock (veredelten Hopfen), 1 Paar Strümpfe und auch 1 Büstenhalter, und von Beate bekam ich einen Rosenstrauß und eine wunderschöne Brosche, die allgemein gefällt. Das schönste Geschenk war aber ein Päckchen aus Brod mit 2 Kombinationen (! Nachthemd folgt noch nach), einem gebr. Hinterg'stell und 1 Schachtel Bonbons..."
It's all quite clear except for the "gebr. Hinterg'stell." I would assume the first word stands for "gebrauchten," i.e. used, but that's really a guess on my part.
"Vom lieben Vater bekam ich eine sehr schöne Hortensie mit 2 Blüten und 2 Knospen. Frau L. und Gisa brachten auch einen Blumenstock (veredelten Hopfen), 1 Paar Strümpfe und auch 1 Büstenhalter, und von Beate bekam ich einen Rosenstrauß und eine wunderschöne Brosche, die allgemein gefällt. Das schönste Geschenk war aber ein Päckchen aus Brod mit 2 Kombinationen (! Nachthemd folgt noch nach), einem gebr. Hinterg'stell und 1 Schachtel Bonbons..."
It's all quite clear except for the "gebr. Hinterg'stell." I would assume the first word stands for "gebrauchten," i.e. used, but that's really a guess on my part.
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used warping frame
gebr. Hinterg’stell= gebrauchtes Hintergestell (eines Bandwebstuhls)
„Weaver’s frame“ https://tinyurl.com/5n6rwbuh , more precisely: warping frame
„Bei den Bortenwirkern [ribbon weaver] heißt das Castell, Casteller oder Hintergestell des Bandstuhles“
https://tinyurl.com/yvxfw7pv
Bandstuhl= Bandwebstuhl = inkle loom
looks like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMP_-_Bandwebstuhl_1...
https://handwovenmagazine.com/weaving-looms-types/
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Handwoven sashes, belts, and ribbons have long been a staple of Czech folk costumes. I'm assuming that at that time, people were very happy when they were gifted tools that allowed them to work on their traditional crafts.
„Weaver’s frame“ https://tinyurl.com/5n6rwbuh , more precisely: warping frame
„Bei den Bortenwirkern [ribbon weaver] heißt das Castell, Casteller oder Hintergestell des Bandstuhles“
https://tinyurl.com/yvxfw7pv
Bandstuhl= Bandwebstuhl = inkle loom
looks like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMP_-_Bandwebstuhl_1...
https://handwovenmagazine.com/weaving-looms-types/
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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2023-08-02 02:13:47 GMT)
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Handwoven sashes, belts, and ribbons have long been a staple of Czech folk costumes. I'm assuming that at that time, people were very happy when they were gifted tools that allowed them to work on their traditional crafts.
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writeaway
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thanks! First learned weaving in the 70s... :-)
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philgoddard
: I'm not totally sure, especially since I wonder whether this would fit in a 'Päckchen". But it seems a reasonable guess.
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Inkle looms are quite small, and the warping part is easily taken apart. It's then just a small bundle of wooden pegss
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Anne Schulz
: aber passt das in ein "Päckchen"?
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Das passt leicht :-)Siehe meine Antwort bei Phil.
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"From dear father I got a very beautiful hydrangea with two flowers and two buds. Mrs. L. and Gisa also brought me a bunch of flowers (grafted hops), a pair of stockings and also a bra, and from Beate I got a bouquet of roses and a beautiful brooch, which pleases me overall. But the most beautiful gift was a package from Brod with 2 combinations (! nightgown to follow), a branded back panel and a box of sweets..."
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