FLY-SHUTTLE ROCKER-BEATER LOOM #1: THE FRANK OGDEN LOOM

Loom is located at the Home Textile Museum in Orwell, Pennsylvania 

Due to the complexity and rarity of this loom style, this page includes a list of the Fly Shuttle Rocker Beater Loom's mechanical systems and components, and sketches detailing the location of the individual components.



Mechanical Systems and Components

   Beating-Up System:
        A    Beater Frame (upper portion)
        B    Reed
        C    Hand Rail
        D    Strike Levers
        E    Strike Block
        F    Shuttle Box
        G    Trigger Stick
        H    Beater Frame (lower portion)
        I     Picker Stick (in cocked position)
        J    Picker Stick (in spent position)
        K    Hinge Bar
        L    Picker Strap
        M    Picker Strap Pulley
        N    Offset Rocker (peg and hole variety)
Shedding System:
    O    Heddle Frames and Heddles
    P    Toggle Switch with wire to Strike Block
    Q    Conecting Rods (link heddle frames to pivot beam)
    R    Pivot Beam (linking various components)
    S    Treadle Beam and Brace
    T    Treadles
    U    Treadle Straps (link treadles to pivot beam)
Braking System:
    V    Cloth Beam Pawl & Ratchet
    W    Cloth Beam Brake Lever & Ratchet
    X    Warp Beam Pawl & Ratchet
    Y    Warp Beam Brake Lever & Ratchet
    Z    Warp Beam Brake Release Wire and Mechanism                (wire runs full length of loom, from front to back)

Link to Home Textile Tool Museum website: http://www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org