Loom (sent to Queen City Cotton Company, 1894), Draper Company, 1894

Negative no.A74. Image depicts a loom with two batteries. The area has been set off with a sheet to isolate the loom for photography, most likely within an unknown mill. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom (first fair, sent to Queen City Cotton Co.), Dec. 22, 1894." The reference to a fair could be a reference to a textile machinery exposition of some sort. The Queen City Cotton Co. was located in Burlington, Vt. The Draper Company manufactured... textile machinery, primarily looms. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 74 for print of this negative.