Lancashire loom

Made:
1890 - 1910 in Burnley
Lancashire loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley Lancashire loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley Jacquard loom belts photographed on a white background.

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Lancashire loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley
Science Museum Group Collection
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Lancashire loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Jacquard loom belts photographed on a white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lancashire loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley, with Jacquard head. This adapted loom was used by Fothergill & Harvey of Littleborough for weaving the nose cones for Lightning and Concorde supersonic aircraft.

Details

Category:
Textile Industry
Object Number:
Y1990.5
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and cotton (fibre)
Measurements:
Overall: 2565 mm x 1180 mm x 2000 mm,
Metal frame component: 515 mm x 1240 mm x 750 mm, 4 kg
type:
jacquard loom
credit:
Gift of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Parts

Bed of Jacquard loom made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd

Bed of Jacquard loom made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd

Bed of Jacquard loom made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley, and used for weaving the nose cones for Concorde aeroplanes.

Measurements:
Overall: 1400 mm x 1500 mm x 1900 mm, 560 kg
Object Number:
Y1990.5.1
type:
jacquard loom bed
Head of Jacquard loom

Head of Jacquard loom

Head of Jacquard loom, made by Butterworth & Dickinson Ltd, Burnley, and used for weaving the nose cone for Concorde.

Measurements:
Overall: 1450 mm x 1100 mm x 1385 mm, 500 kg
Object Number:
Y1990.5.2
type:
jacquard loom head