Item 49: Dobby Loom, D Model, Draper Company
Scope and Contents
Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A49. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a D-model dobby loom, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. The battery is on the right with a long box for the bobbins. A dobby loom is a loom equipped with a dobby and capable of weaving small figures. The dobby is a mechanism attached to a loom for controlling the operation of the harnesses. Dobbies are made so that they can operate up to 25 harnesses and by this means figured cloths can be woven. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm.
Dates
- 1882-1920
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
10.11 cubic feet
Format:
black and white photograph
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository