2015.0028.001 XX Tool; overall
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Tool (for textiles) (Lam)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Place of Origin:

    Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1850-1950

  • Materials:

    Elm; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    2015.0028.001 XX


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Object Number

2015.0028.001 XX

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.

Date

1850-1950

Materials

Elm; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

1.625 (H) , 30.625 (L) , 1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.127 (H) , 77.787 (L) , 2.54 (W)

Measurement Notes

Note that the width does not include the full length of the iron chain.

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This lam and chain are 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 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.