Hand loom

Made:
1825-1835 in unknown place
maker:
Unidentified
Hand loom

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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.

Details

Category:
Textile Industry
Object Number:
Y1973.6
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
Overall: 2133 mm x 1600 mm x 2590 mm,
type:
hand loom
credit:
Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Parts

Part of Handloom

Wooden part of handloom.

Measurements:
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