At Left: View of right side of loom, to the rear of the weaver's bench. Note warp beam, brake, and detachable warp winder in the winding position. Shedding system is not visible except for support system consisting of mid-loom uprights, top bar, and roller bar. Both breast beam and back beam are round, and rotate within the posts. Separate weaver's bench in foreground. At Right: View of front-left side of loom. Front posts, breast beam in foreground. Beater to the left and rear of front left post. Rockers are kept in place using the hole and peg method. There are three pegs in a small wooden block attached to the side of the loom base, and corresponding holes in the underside of the rocker. Visible at the back of picture is the warp beam and brake system, consisting of a metal pawl and ratchet. This loom was purchased by the current owner, from a neighbor, when she learned it was going to be destroyed. It is now in storage in her barn.

The loom is reported to have been originally owned by the Waskom family, one of Jackson County Indiana's earliest families. The family is known to have owned and operated a ferry in the area. The Waskom family loom is estimated to have been built around 1850. Return to Loom Photograph Index