Item 2228: Draper Model R Loom, Mount Vernon-Woodberry, 1919

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2228. April 1, 1919. Photograph of a photograph. Image depicts a Draper Corporation Model R loom, which is displayed against a white background; the original photo may have been done for advertising purposes. By 1919, Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills Inc. operated a number of mills in Baltimore, Md., plus mills in some southern states; among other products some mills produced cotton duck. This loom may be been used in or at least sold to the Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills by the Draper Corporation of Hopedale, Massachusetts 25.25 x 20.25 cm.