Box 1

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A54. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a D model loom with a worm gear take-up motion, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. The take-up motion is a mechanism on a loom for taking up the cloth as it is woven. The speed with which it performs this action determines the number of picks per inch. A worm gear take-up motion is continuous, as opposed to the intermittent motion. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery,...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A55. Image depicts a close-up view of an F-model loom seen from one end, showing the picker stick. (The picker stick, by delivering a sharp blow to the shuttle, causes the shuttle to be thrown from one shuttle box, across the race plate, into the opposite shuttle box.) The F model loom was designed for an extra heavy pattern for goods 72 inches and wider. A notation on the back of the print reads: "F Model Loom Feb 1900." See Item 48, in this...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A62. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a J model dobby loom, with 20 harnesses. A dobby loom is a loom equipped with a dobby and capable of weaving small figures. The dobby is a mechanism attached to a loom for controlling the operation of the harnesses. Dobbies are made so that they can operate up to 25 harnesses and by this means figured cloths can be woven. The harness is the frame containing the heddles through which the warp threads are...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A63. 1894-1900. Image depicts the side view of dobby loom by Draper Company. Possibly the side view of the dobby loom seen in Item 62 and Item 64, in this folder, which is described as a 20-harness J Model, but it is difficult to establish from this angle. Clearly this loom has multiple harnesses on it. A dobby loom is a loom equipped with a dobby and capable of weaving small figures. The dobby is a mechanism attached to a loom for controlling the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A64. 1894-1900. Image depicts the rear view of a J model dobby loom, with 20 harnesses, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. A dobby loom is a loom equipped with a dobby and capable of weaving small figures. The dobby is a mechanism attached to a loom for controlling the operation of the harnesses. Dobbies are made so that they can operate up to 25 harnesses and by this means figured cloths can be woven. The harness is the...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A65. Image depicts the side view of an A Model loom by Draper Company. The A Model loom was the first loom sent out to various manufacturers by Draper; it had a shorter lay and shuttle box than later used, a Mason take-up, and plain rocker motions. By 1900 it was obsolete. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom - Pulley End A Model Dec 22, 1894." The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A66. Image depicts the side view of an A Model loom by Draper Company, this side showing the battery. Photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. Note the short drop box beneath the battery. The A Model loom was the first loom sent out to various manufacturers by Draper; it had a shorter lay and shuttle box than later used, a Mason take-up, and plain rocker motions. By 1900 it was obsolete. A notation on the back of the print reads:...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A67. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a B model loom, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. The B model loom, also called the 1895 loom, was the Draper standard for prints and other light goods until 1898. The loom was obsolete by 1900. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm. Copy B.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A73. Image depicts a D-model loom set up on a white cloth on the floor, with a curtain draped behind it for photography purposes, most likely within an unknown mill. Draper Company is incised on the top crosspiece. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom - D Model, Mar 22, 1898." The D- model loom was considered a heavy standard loom. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Box 1, Folder 2, Item 38 for what...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A74. Image depicts a loom with two batteries. The area has been set off with a sheet to isolate the loom for photography, most likely within an unknown mill. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom (first fair, sent to Queen City Cotton Co.), Dec. 22, 1894." The reference to a fair could be a reference to a textile machinery exposition of some sort. The Queen City Cotton Co. was located in Burlington, Vt. The Draper Company manufactured...