Object Number 2015.0028.001 UU

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Loom)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Likely Bucks, Berks, or Montgomery County

Date

1880-1930

Materials

Iron; Oak

Dimensions (inches)

2.25 (H) , 10.25 (L) , 2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.715 (H) , 26.035 (L) , 5.08 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This is a relatively modern addition to a shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. The mass-produced galvanized iron bolt holds the treadles to the frame of the loom. The large, octagonal ‘nut’ keeps the treadles properly separated so they can be easily used.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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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