Part of Handloom
Wooden part of handloom.
- Measurements:
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overall: 148 mm 25 mm,
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- Y1973.6.1
- type:
- handloom part
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden frame hand loom, made around 1830.
Before factories, families made cloth together by hand. They had machines like these in their homes or small workshops. Women used spinning wheels to twist cotton into yarn. Men worked on looms, weaving it into fabric.
Wooden part of handloom.