ROCKER BEATER LOOM #9: THE BURNETT FAMILY LOOM

	At Left: Wide view of front-left side of loom. Pieces of the four shaft shedding system are visible. At Right : Detail view of rocker. Note metal rocker strap arrangement.  The builder of this loom is unknown. The loom was brought to Knoxville, TN in the mid-1800s by the Burnett family, who had a long history in north Knoxville.
The Burnetts were plaster craftsmen that came to the area to work in the downtown area. They were responsible for the decorative plaster work in most of the historic downtown theaters and banks. The Burnetts last assembled and used the loom in the early 1930s, during the depression, when goods woven on the loom were bartered for foodstuffs and livestock. Return to Loom Photograph Index