Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1800
Oak; Chestnut
2015.0028.001 G
Object Number2015.0028.001 G |
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
8 (H) , 72.4 (L) , 4 (W)
20.32 (H) , 183.896 (L) , 10.16 (W)
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. This massive beam adds side-to-side support to the loom. It also holds the treadles, which the weaver stepped on to raise and lower threads for 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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