Object Number 2015.0028.001 SS

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Lam)

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 created in Berks, Montgomery, or Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Date

1800-1900

Materials

Hickory

Dimensions (inches)

1.5 (H) , 32 (L) , 0.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.81 (H) , 81.28 (L) , 1.587 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

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.

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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