Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment
8. [textile fabricating tools and equipment]

Anotations

Scope note:

Long iron hooks, often used in pairs, designed to secure cloth to a cropping board or padded bench in order for the cloth's nap to be sheared. Used in the finishing process of fulled cloth, these hooks are comprised of sharp barbs that attach to cloth and hold it taut over a board or bench, stabilizing the cloth for subsequent fabrication activities. Often, these hooks are secured with a central block on their lengh, which acts as a grip to facilitate manual attachment or removal. Though its name has changed over the centuries, a version of this tool has been utilized in the textile production process since the medieval period.