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At Left: Wide view of
rear-right side of loom. Loom outfitted with a
counterbalanced shedding system, consisting of a single
roller and two shafts with treadles. The warp winder, and
spoon-and-peg warp beam brake system, are replacements.
At Right: Detail of rocker, peg-and-hole arrangement. There are three pegs in wood blocks attached to base of loom, and corresponding holes in the under side of the rockers.
This loom is reported to have been made from timbers on the old Elliott homestead. William and Nancy Elliott married (1814) in Rowen County, North Carolina, and settled shortly afterward in Washington County, Indiana. |
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The homestead, and loom, stayed within the Elliott family for several generations, and was eventually auctioned off with all effects. Records indicate a possible family connection between the Elliott's and the woman who bought the loom at the auction. The loom later changed hands again. The current owner purchased it for his daughter to use for her 4-H weaving projects but put it storage after she graduated. It was taken out of storage so these photographs could be taken, and is now set up in the house in a room dedicated to spinning and weaving. |
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