Item 54: D Model Loom with a worm gear take-up motion, Draper Company

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A54. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a D model loom with a worm gear take-up motion, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. The take-up motion is a mechanism on a loom for taking up the cloth as it is woven. The speed with which it performs this action determines the number of picks per inch. A worm gear take-up motion is continuous, as opposed to the intermittent motion. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm.