At Left: Wide view of left side of loom. The loom's counterbalanced shedding system consists of a single roller, four shafts, four heddle horses, four lams and six treadles. At Right: Detail view of rocker. Note that the rocker is free-standing on the base of the loom. Underside of rocker is lined with leather to help keep beater in place on the base of the loom. The origin of this loom is unknown, but at some point it belonged to an elderly lady who lived up the creek from Berea College.  When she was no longer able to use the loom she donated it to the College in appreciation of what the school had done for her community.

Following the 1961 restoration of Locust Grove, historic Louisville Kentucky retirement home of George Rogers Clark, the loom was acquired from Berea College to be used as the centerpiece of the museum's spinning and weaving room.  An article on the subject was later published in Handweaver and Craftsman magazine  (19, p. 31).  In 2009 the loom was auctioned off, and recently appeared on E-Bay, where it was purchased by an avid weaver and loom collector in Fountain Run, KY.   Return to Loom Photograph Index