Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1800
Oak, red
2015.0028.001 M
Object Number2015.0028.001 M |
Tool (for textiles) (Loom)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely Bucks, Berks, Montgomery County
1740-1800
Oak, red
13.5 (H) , 74 (L) , 2 (W)
34.29 (H) , 187.96 (L) , 5.08 (W)
This massive piece of oak 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. It forms the front of the loom, holding the two sides together.
[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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