Reel (heraldry)

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The reel , also known as the weife , is a common figure in heraldry .

In the crest two forms are possible. One shape is the representation of a cross reel . The hand-held device is made up of a vertical rod with a handle and two thin rods, each transversely spaced apart at the end. The thread is wound crosswise over these crossbars.

Another representation is the wheel shape. The side view of the reel is shown in the coat of arms. A mostly 6-spoke wheel , more rarely 4-spoke, with thread wound on the outside appears in the coat of arms so that the circumference approximates a hexagon ( square ). The coloring follows the heraldic rules, whereby the reel must stand out from the shield color. The wound thread can be colored differently. The reel is also shown as a crutch spoked wheel in the coat of arms. Here the reel is without a thread.

The reel is intended as a symbol to indicate a significant textile craft of the past or present. The importance of the device was confirmed by the prescribed calibration with the seal with the corresponding coat of arms or the symbol of the calibration location.

A talking coat of arms figure is the reel under the second name Weife in the coat of arms of Weifenbach . Three reels or whistles in the coat of arms indicate the name. A talking coat of arms is also ideal for families with the name Haspel.

  • Hand reel in the coat of arms of Aspisheim

  • Talking coat of arms from Weifenbach

According to Maximilian Gritzner, the coat of arms of the Blankenfelde patrician family from Berlin has a reel that is referred to as a “horse bit” (actually a bridle).

On the concept reel in the sense of this coat of arms figure belonging lilies reel or Glevenrad not do so. Here the lily is in a special form in the coat of arms. Also the reel in mining, as in the coat of arms of the local community Luckenbach , does not belong here.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Walter Leonhard: The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. License issue. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 266, image 17.
  2. ↑ Christian Hermann Ebhardt (ed.): Laws, ordinances and tenders for the Kingdom of Hanover from the period from 1813 to 1839. Volume 7, Sixth Division: Police matters. Self-published, Hanover 1840, p. 997 .
  3. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner: Large and general book of arms. Books on Demand, Bremen 2012 (reprint of the original edition Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1888), ISBN 978-3-95507-686-3 , p. 137.