Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1800
Oak; Chestnut; Maple; Iron
2015.0028.001 E
Object Number2015.0028.001 E |
Tool (for textiles) (Loom)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely Berks, Bucks, or Montgomery County
1740-1800
Oak; Chestnut; Maple; Iron
57 (L) , 13 (Diam)
144.78 (L) , 33.02 (Diam)
This is part of a simple shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. The cloth beam held the finished portion of the cloth being woven on the loom. The metal and wooden gears on one end of this cloth beam let the weaver turn the cloth beam to wrap more cloth around it, and to control the tension on the warp as he was weaving.
[Book] Pritchard, M. E. 1954 A Short Dictionary of Weaving: Including Some Spinning, Dyeing and Textile Terms and a Beginner's Guide to Weaving and Dyeing. 196.
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[Book] White, George. 1846 A Practical Treatise on Weaving by Hand and Power Looms: Intended as a Textbook for Manufacturers by Hand and Power Looms and Power Loom Engineers. 362.
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