Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1900
Hickory
2015.0028.001 SS
Object Number2015.0028.001 SS |
Tool (for textiles) (Lam)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely created in Berks, Montgomery, or Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania.
1800-1900
Hickory
1.5 (H) , 32 (L) , 0.625 (W)
3.81 (H) , 81.28 (L) , 1.587 (W)
This lam is part of a loom that was used in southeastern Pennsylvania for over two hundred years. A loom's lams (also called lamms or countermarches) are attached by cords to both the underside of the shafts and the treadles. The other end is attached to the frame of the loom. The lams help in raising and lowering the shuttles when the weaver works his treadles.
[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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