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New Hampshire Glossary: Yankee Notions

Yankee notions– goods made in New England, made widely known by traveling Yankee peddlers (salespeople).

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New Hampshire Glossary: Flax

flax – a plant used to make thread, and (once woven) a cloth called linen.

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Hetchel from early 1800s

A hetchel is an instrument or tool used in converting the flax plant to thread, in order to create linen … Continue reading

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