Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1850-1950
Elm; Iron
2015.0028.001 XX
Object Number2015.0028.001 XX |
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.
1850-1950
Elm; Iron
1.625 (H) , 30.625 (L) , 1 (W)
4.127 (H) , 77.787 (L) , 2.54 (W)
Note that the width does not include the full length of the iron chain.
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.
[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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