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Americana
Loom, ---. The Americana, 1903, 2 pages. Posted July 18, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 516 KB PDF
Ancient Egypt
Heddle-Jacks of Middle Kingdom Looms, Mace, A. C. Ancient Egypt, 1922, 4 pages. Posted September 24, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 808 KB PDF
Loom Weights in Egypt, Mace, A. C. Ancient Egypt, 1922, 3 pages. Posted September 24, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 752 KB PDF
Models of Ancient Looms, Roth, H. Ling and G. M. Crowfoot. Ancient Egypt, 1921, 7 pages. Posted September 24, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Appletons' Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics
Electric Loom, ---. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics, 1889, 1 page. Posted February 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF
Looms, Power, ---. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics, 1889, 10 pages. Posted February 11, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 656 KB PDF
Looms, Construction and Use Of, [Barlow, Alfred]. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics, 1889, 12 pages. Posted February 11, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club
Unusual Pattern Loom from Bangkok, Blinks, Anne. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 44, Issues 1 & 2 (1960), 7 pages. Posted January 12, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Primitive and Antique Looms, Ruly, Beatrice Baxter. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 3 (1919), 3 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted March 19, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 524 KB PDF
Chambers's Encyclopedia
Loom, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia, 1881, 3 pages. Posted July 2, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 624 KB PDF
Craftsman
Aubusson Looms: Where American Tapestries are Designed and Woven by an American Artist, Albert Herter, ---. Craftsman, Vol. 16 (1909), 6 pages. Posted November 23, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Diccionario Enciclopédico
Telar [Loom], ---. Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Amerocano, 3 pages. Posted August 17, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Domestic Encyclopedia
Loom, ---. Domestic Encyclopedia, 1821, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
Engineering Weekly
Lyall's Positive Motion Loom, ---. Engineering Weekly, September 3, 1869, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on page. Posted March 20, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 932 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. III: Ancient Looms, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, January 23, 1874, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted March 23, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 984 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XII: Hand Loom Weaving; The Draw Loom, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, October 30, 1874, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted April 9, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 808 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XIII: Draw Loom for Damask Weaving, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, November 3, 1874, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted April 9, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 908 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XV: The Jacquard Loom, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, December 18, 1874, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted April 9, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 804 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XVI: The Jacquard Loom (continued), [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, January 8, 1975, 3 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted March 23, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XVIII: The Jacquard Loom -- Compound Harnesses, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, March 5, 1975, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted March 23, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 960 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XXV: The Power Loom, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, June 18, 1975, 3 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted March 24, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 836 KB PDF
Weaving. -- No. XXVI: The Power Loom -- concluded, [Barlow, Alfred]. Engineering Weekly, June 25, 1975, 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page. Posted March 24, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 896 KB PDF
Great Industries of the United States
Fancy Loom Making, ---. Great Industries of the United States, 1872, 7 pages. Posted September 25, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 992 KB PDF
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Among the Silk-Worms and Velvet Looms, ---. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 11 pages. Note: review. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 5.6 MB PDF
Harper's Weekly
Ingrain Carpet Loom, ---. Harper's Weekly, December 16, 1876, 1 page. Note: Centennial Exposition. Posted January 23, 2004. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 644 KB PDF
Lyall Positive Motion Loom, ---. Harper's Weekly, December 16, 1876, 2 pages. Note: Centennial Exposition. Posted January 23, 2004. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Household Words
The Power Loom, Dickens, Charles. Household Words, Vol. 5 (1853), 6 pages. Posted July 11, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences
Textile Machinery, ---. Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences, 1885, 62 pages. Posted July 10, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7.6 MB PDF
Indian Textile Journal
The Indian Hand Loom, ---. Indian Textile Journal, August 1897, 1 page. Note: Scanned images provided by John Cropper. Posted March 7, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 192 KB PDF
International Studio
Textiles at Newark, de B. Nelson, W. H. International Studio, Vol. 58 (1916), 2 pages. Posted November 19, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 648 KB PDF
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Power Looms, ---. Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 56, No. 1 (July 1868), 5 pages. Posted April 4, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 540 KB PDF
Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Studies in Primitive Looms, Roth, H. Ling. Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 46 (1916), 26 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.5 MB PDF
Studies in Primitive Looms, Roth, H. Ling. Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 47 (1917), 39 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 3.9 MB PDF
Studies in Primitive Looms, Roth, H. Ling. Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 47 (1917), 44 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 3.7 MB PDF
Studies in Primitive Looms, Roth, H. Ling. Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 48 (1918), 42 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 4 MB PDF
Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Circular Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 3, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 472 KB PDF
Circular Shuttle-Box Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 4, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 452 KB PDF
Corset-Making Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Draw-Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 7, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Hair-Cloth Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF
Hand-Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
Hat-Weaving Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 440 KB PDF
Ingrain-Carpet Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Jacquard Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 8 pages. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Narrow-Fabric Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 2 pages. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Needle-Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 464 KB PDF
Palm-Leaf Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 440 KB PDF
Piled-fabric Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Positive Motion Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 7, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Slat-Weaving Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 10, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Straw-Fabric Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 11, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Three-Box Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 12, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Tubular Fabric Loom, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 13, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary
Carpet Loom, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF
Needle Loom, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 452 KB PDF
Satinet Loom, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF
London Encyclopaedia
Weaving, ---. London Encyclopaedia, 1829, 6 pages. Posted June 18, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 892 KB PDF
Man
Note on a Peruvian Loom of the Chimu Period, Joyce, T. A. Man, Vol. 22 (1922), 3 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 820 KB PDF
Peruvian Loom in the Proto-Chimu Period, Joyce, T. A. Man, Vol. 21 (1921), 5 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Loom from Iquitos, Roth, H. Ling. Man, Vol. 20 (1920), 3 pages. Posted December 14, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 604 KB PDF
Manufacturer and Builder
Important Improvement in Looms, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, 2 pages. Posted February 6, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 968 KB PDF
Important Inprovement in Looms, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 1 (1869), 2 pages. Posted January 9, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.4 MB PDF
Revolution in Looms, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 9 (1877), 1 page. Posted December 3, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
The Principle of the Loom, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, 1890, 1 page. Posted March 3, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF
Master Weaver
Draw Loom 14, ---. Master Weaver, Vol. 28 No. 83 September 1965, 2 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 554 KB PDF
Draw Loom 4, ---. Master Weaver, Vol. 24 No. 72 November 1963, 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 464 KB PDF
The Best Loom, ---. Master Weaver, No. 5 August 1952, 4 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 807 KB PDF
Melliand
Crompton & Knowles Makes Widest Loom in its History, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 5 (August 1931), 2 pages. Posted December 11, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.4 MB PDF
High Speed Worsted Loom, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 11 (February 1931), 2 pages. Posted December 11, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Jaboulery Circular Loom, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 6 (September 1930), 3 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 760 KB PDF
New Draper Loom, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 8 (November 1930), 2 pages. Posted October 4, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 692 KB PDF
New Silk Loom: Box Motion, Dobby, and Cone Harness Motion, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No.10 (January 1930), 3 pages. Posted March 5, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Silk Loom, ---. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 12 (March 11931), 1 page. Posted December 24, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 620 KB PDF
Compensation for Loom Fixers, Chittick, James. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 4 (July 1931), 3 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 988 KB PDF
Combined Knitting and Weaving Loom, Garten, Bruno. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 10 (January 1930), 2 pages. Posted August 20, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 492 KB PDF
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
Webstühle [Looms], ---. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 1897, 6 pages. Posted July 4, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Minnesota Weaver
Tobeka Road: Local Loom Manufacturer, Searle, Karen. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 9 (June 1979), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Frame Loominations, Temple, Mary. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 1 No. 6 (March 1976), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 568 KB PDF
Frame Loominations, Temple, Mary. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 1 No. 7 (April 1976), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 535 KB PDF
Frame Loominations-Rigid Heddle Loom, Temple, Mary. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 1 No. 5 (February 1976), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 506 KB PDF
Modern Priscilla
Home-Made Hand-Loom, Morris,Ethellyn J. Modern Priscilla, April 1921, 1 page. Note: Reduced to 75% to fit on page. Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted July 20, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 688 KB PDF
New International Encyclopedia
Loom, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 5 pages. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 920 KB PDF
Nouveau Larousse Illustré
Métier [Loom], ---. Nouveau Larousse Illustré, 1904, 1 page. Posted September 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 552 KB PDF
Overland
A Revolution in Weaving, Wilson, S. G. Overland, Vol. 28, No. 165 (September 1896), 3 pages. Posted March 8, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 532 KB PDF
Oxford Encyclopedia
Loom, ---. Oxford Encyclopedia, 1828, 3 pages. Posted January 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 600 KB PDF
Pantalogia
Loom, ---. Pantalogia, 1819, 2 pages. Posted October 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 504 KB PDF
Posselt's Textile Journal
Practical Treatise on the Knowles Fancy Worsted Loom, Part 1, Woodward, E. P. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 3 pages. Posted February 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Rees's Cyclopaedia
Diaper, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 2 pages. Posted November 15, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 572 KB PDF
Draw-Loom, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 3 pages. Posted November 13, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 772 KB PDF
Weaving, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 17 pages. Posted June 18, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 3 MB PDF
Scientific American
A Simple Hand Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 17 No. 9 (August 31, 1867), 1 page. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on page. Posted April 4, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 564 KB PDF
E. Burt's Plaid Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 3, No. 46 (1848), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 472 KB PDF
Improved Power Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 2, No. 44 (1847), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 480 KB PDF
Improved Power Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 4, No. 48 (1849), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 740 KB PDF
Improvement in Knitting Looms, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 4, No. 50 (1849), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 660 KB PDF
Improvement in Looms, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 21, No. 2 (July 10, 1869), 1 page. Note: Reduced to 75% to fit on page. Posted April 4, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 920 KB PDF
Improvement in the Power Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 3, No. 19 (1848), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 488 KB PDF
Loom for Cylindrical Cloth, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 2, No. 29 (1847), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
New Check Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 2, No. 25 (1847), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 596 KB PDF
Newly Invented Loom, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 2, No. 46 (1847), 1 page. Posted March 6, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 492 KB PDF
Woolen Belting and its Manufacture, ---. Scientific American, Vol. 5, No. 19 (November 9, 1861), 2 pages. Note: Reduced to 85% to fit on page. Posted April 2, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Textiles
Practical Fixing of Cotton Looms, Reynolds, John. Textiles, July 1919, 2 pages. Note: One in a series of articles that probably started in an earlier volume. Part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 708 KB PDF
Practical Fixing of Cotton Looms, Reynolds, John. Textiles, Vol. 15, No. 3 (September 1919), 2 pages. Posted February 15, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 524 KB PDF
Practical Fixing of Cotton Looms, Reynolds, John. Textiles, 1915, 1 page. Note: One in a series of articles that probably started in an earlier volume. Posted May 2, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 544 KB PDF
Practical Fixing of Cotton Looms, Part 2, Reynolds, John. Textiles, August 1919, 2 pages. Note: One in a series of articles that probably started in an earlier volume. Part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 544 KB PDF
Textile World Journal
Looms for Weaving Fish Nets, ---. Textile World Journal, Vol. 52, No. 26 (May 26, 1917), 1 page. Posted August 18, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 544 KB PDF
Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas
Loom, Clark, Louis W. Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas, 1902, 3 pages. Posted July 18, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 688 KB PDF
Weaver
Questions and Answers, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 2 (April 1937), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 95 KB PDF
Questions and Answers, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 5 No. 3 (July-August 1940), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 52 KB PDF
Questions and Answers, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-February 1941), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 131 KB PDF
Questions and Answers, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-February 1942), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 72 KB PDF
Speeding Up the Process of Loom Warping, Fowle, Florence Cathcart. Weaver, Vol. 5 No. 4 (October-November 1940), 6 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 503 KB PDF
Fish Hooks On A Loom, Gardner, A.B. Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 2 (April 1939), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 96 KB PDF
Entering a Warp Single Handed, Johnston, Bertha C. Weaver, Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-August 1941), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 110 KB PDF
books
---. The Advance of the Northrop Loom, 1900, 106 pages. Posted July 1, 2001. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 4.5 MB PDF
Ainley, Albert. Practical Loomfixing, 1907, 103 pages. Posted January 19, 2004. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 3.6 MB PDF
Bailey, James. Loom Tuning, Emmott & Company, 1907, 143 pages. Note: 2-up, landscape mode. 72 document pages. Posted December 24, 2002. CD (HWDA06). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 7.2 MB PDF
Baldwin, A. A. The Loom Fixers' Manual, A. A. Baldwin, 1883, 108 pages. Note: 2-up. 54 document pages. Posted December 24, 2001. CD (CWDA03). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 3.9 MB PDF
Brown, Alexander. A Practical Treatise on the Construction of the Power-Loom and the Art of Weaving, James P. Mathew, 1921, 172 pages. Posted December 12, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 6.8 MB PDF
Brown, Alexander. The Construction of the Power Loom and the Art of Weaving, Mathew, ca. 1890, 154 pages. Posted September 18, 2000. CD (CWDA01). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 5.7 MB PDF
Donat, Franz. Methodik der Bindungslehre, Decomposition und Calculation für Schaftweberei [Methods of weave construction and decomposition for loom weaving], Hartleben's, 181 pages. Posted September 28, 2000. CD (CWDA01). SAMPLE PAGE. Part 1: File size 11.3 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 12.2 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 7.0 MB PDF.
Halle, Johann Samuel. Ueber einige Weberstüle [About Several Looms]; Werkstätte der heutigen Künste oder die neue Kunsthistorie, Die zehnte Abhandlung], Wendelin und Halle, 1761, 47 pages. Posted February 9, 2003. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 6 MB PDF
Hooper, Luther. Weaving with Small Appliances, Book III: Table Loom Weaving, Pitman & Sons, 1925, 71 pages. Note: Copyright expired. Posted December 4, 2000. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 3.0 MB PDF
Hutchinson, J. W. The Art of Loom Tuning, 1948, 626 pages. Note: Robotic scanned images provided by Kris Bruland. Posted February 8, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 7.5 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 8.5 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 9.5 MB PDF. Part 4: File size 9.5 MB PDF. Part 5: File size 9.3 MB PDF. Part 6: File size 9.2 MB PDF. Part 7: File size 9.8 MB PDF. Part 8: File size 8.5 MB PDF.
Kurz, Hans. Mechanische Bandwebstühle [Mechanical Band Looms], Vienna: Hartleben's, 1924, 160 pages. Posted March 26, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 12.4 MB PDF
Reynolds, John. Cotton Loom Fixing, Textiles, 130 pages. Posted September 3, 2002. CD (CWDA03). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 6.6 MB PDF
Roberts, Thomas. Tappet and Dobby Looms: Their Mechanism and Management, Emmott & Co., 1912, 234 pages. Posted January 12, 2003. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 8.9 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 3.9 MB PDF.
ephemera
Weaving
Tisserand arabe [Arab Weaver]. Picture postcard, 1 page. Posted February 20, 2003. File size 28 KB PDF
Scenes et Types -- Femme tissant un Haik [A Woman Weaving a Halik]. Picture postcard, 1 page. Posted February 20, 2003. File size 24 KB PDF
Salon de 1909. Intérieur à Beni-Ounif (Sud-Oranais). Picture postcard, 1909, 1 page. Posted February 20, 2003. File size 20 KB PDF
Textile-related businesses
L. W. Macomber, Saugus, Massachusetts. Price list for Ad-a-Harness Looms, 1 page. Note: Included with January 1954 Shuttle-Craft Bulletin. Posted December 25, 2002. File size 52 KB PDF
Textile equipment
Crompton & Knowles Loom Works. Advertisements, ca. 1900, 8 pages. Posted March 4, 2003. File size 280 KB PDF
Textile-related businesses
Union Loom Works, Boonville, N. Y. Form letter accompanying catalog, 2 pages. Posted July 18, 2003. File size 616 KB PDF
Union Loom Works, Boonville, New York. Advertising flyer, 2 pages. Posted July 18, 2003. File size 108 KB PDF
Hand-Skill Looms. Advertising brochure, 1953, 2 pages. Posted December 1, 2004. File size 576 KB PDF
Weaving
Navajo Blanket Weaver. Picture postcards, 3 pages. Note: Last updated August 1, 2003. Posted February 20, 2003. File size 140 KB PDF
illustrations
---. [Apprentices at Their Looms], Monthly Supplement of the Penny Magazine for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 3 (April 30, 1834), 1 page. Posted April 15, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 528 KB PDF
---. [Illustrations of Jacquard-Equipped Looms], December 26, 2002, 19 pages. Note: Updated January 4, 2005. Posted January 4, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.3 MB PDF
---. [Looms], The Book of the Fair, 1893, 1 page. Posted January 21, 2004. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 508 KB PDF
---. [Oriental Weaver], 1 page. Note: Wood cut on rice paper. Landscape more. Posted January 22, 2004. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 724 KB PDF
Heck, J. G. Plates Related to Textile Manufacture, The Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literaturer, and Art, 1851, 3 pages. Posted July 20, 2003. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
van Gogh, Vincent. Weaver, 1884, 2 pages. Posted November 12, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 504 KB PDF
monographs
---. Hand-Weaving on Two-Way Looms, Dryad Leaflet No. 91, 16 pages. Posted October 28, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
---. How to Weave on Four Way Table Looms, Dryad Leaflet No. 89, 16 pages. Posted July 14, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
---. Loom Attachments, International Textbook Co., 31 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Atwater, Wary Meigs. Guide to Hand Weaving Arranged for Use on the Looms of Reed Loom Company, Reed Loom, 19 pages. Posted March 12, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
Atwater, Wary Meigs. [Hand Weaving for the Structo Loom], Structo Mfg. Co., 21 pages. Posted March 12, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.9 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Fixing Looms, International Textbook Co., 1903, 31 pages. Posted November 1, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Loom Attachments, International Textbook Co., 1903, 31 pages. Posted November 1, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.8 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Plain Looms, International Textbook Co., 1903, 37 pages. Posted November 1, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.8 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Woolen and Worsted Cam Looms, International Textbook Co., 1905, 50 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 3.1 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Woolen and Worsted Fancy Looms, International Textbook Co., 1905, 103 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7.1 MB PDF
Brickett, C. J. Woolen and Worsted Loom Fixing, International Textbook Co., 1903, 37 pages. Posted November 1, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.7 MB PDF
Hooper, Luther. The Loom and Spindle: Past, Present, and Future, Smithsonian Institution, 1915, 61 pages. Posted November 27, 2001. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 6.2 MB PDF
I.C.S. Staff. The Northrop Loom, International Textbook Co., 1918, 82 pages. Posted February 21, 2001. CD (CWDA02). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 4.0 MB PDF
Johnson, Nellie Sargent. How to Re-Warp and Thread the Hearthside Loom, self published, 1942, 2 pages. Posted July 14, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 540 KB PDF
Johnson, Nellie Sargent. Instructions for the Use of the "Hearthside" Loom, self published, 7 pages. Posted July 14, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 851 KB PDF
Johnson, Nellie Sargent. Weaving Instructions; Six-Harness "Hearthside Loom", self published, 1947, 16 pages. Note: Provided by Nancy McKenna. Posted February 12, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7 MB PDF
Johnson, Nellie Sargent. Weaving on the Hearthside Loom, self published, 1942, 17 pages. Posted July 14, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.2 MB PDF
Payton, Dorothy and Curtis. Speed Warping for Handweavers, Terrace Yarn Shop. Portland , Oregon, 1953, 22 pages. Posted October 7, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.6 MB PDF
Poehlmann, E. Determining the Proper Picker and Best Loom Adjustments for Maximum Results with Off-Set Type Pickers, Gates Rubber Co., 1948, 11 pages. Posted July 14, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Roth, H. Ling. Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms, Banksfield Museum, 1913, 45 pages. Posted December 24, 2001. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 3.6 MB PDF
Spencer, Elsie H. and Orwell, Joanne S. Twining on the Lily Bag Loom, Lily Mills, 8 pages. Posted December 1, 2004. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Worst, Edward F. How to Build a Loom, Select Books, 1918, 1973, 19 pages. Note: Revision published without copyright notice. Posted May 1, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1 MB PDF
patents
Looms, general and miscellaneous
Adjustable Loom, US03996969, McCullough, George W., et al. December 17, 1976, 10 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 808 KB PDF
Bead Loom, US00760919, Poole, F. C.. May 24, 1904, 3 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 632 KB PDF
Electric Loom, US00012050, Bonelli, G.. December 12, 1854, 11 pages. Posted January 2, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Electrically Driven Loom, US01782945, Stone, E. A., et al. November 25, 1930, 9 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.5 MB PDF
Fachbildungsstange für Handwebvorrichtungen [Shedding bar for Hand Weaving Devices], DE419273A , Daugart, Fransiska. August 21, 1924, 2 pages.
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Fachbildungsvorrichtung für Handwebapparate [Shedding Device for Handweaving Apparatus], DE350034A , Witts, Gertrud. September 18, 1919,
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgess. Posted June 3, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 154 KB PDF
Fachbildungsvorrichtung für Webepparate und Webapparate [Shedding Device for Weaving Apparatus and Looms], DE445021A , Witte, Gertrud. November 7, 1925, 2 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgess. Posted June 20, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 70 KB PDF
Gauze Loom, US00680502, Robinson, T. A.. August 13, 1901, 5 pages. Posted January 17, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 700 KB PDF
Hand Loom, US02607979, Throop, W. G.. April 1, 1950, 3 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 612 KB PDF
Hand Loom, US0396281, Kynett W. H.. January 15, 1899, 3 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgress. Posted May 21, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 184 KB PDF
Hand Loom, USX0002848, Cummings, B.. October 3, 1817, 2 pages. Posted June 28, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF
Hand Looms, US02707316, Doniger, S.. May 3, 1955, 3 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 616 KB PDF
Handwebstuhl [Handweaving Loom], DE342088A , Lane, William. August 25, 1980, 4 pages.
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Handwebstuhl [Handweaving Loom], DE461982A , van Haver, P. B.. July 13, 1928, 3 pages.
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Handwebvorrichtung [Handweaving Device], DE312851A, Struve, Ellen. June 17, 1919, 3 pages.
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Handwebvorrichtung [Handweaving Device], DE322535A , Struve, Ellen. July 2, 1929, 3 pages.
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Improvements in or Relating to Looms, AU440745B , Somet, S.. June 11, 1979, 9 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgess. Posted June 3, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 274 KB PDF
Loom, US00000047, Kile, C.. October 11, 1836, 2 pages.
Note: Probably first loom patent granted by the U.S. under the present patent system (records of patents 22, 28, and 44 are lost). Posted November 18, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 540 KB PDF
Loom, US00000169, Bigelow, E. B.. April 20, 1837, 10 pages. Posted January 18, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Loom, US00001964, Calderhead, A.. February 3, 1841, 4 pages. Posted November 3, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 648 KB PDF
Loom, US00002486, Gilroy, C. G.. March 12, 1842, 5 pages. Posted June 29, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 848 KB PDF
Loom, US00003047, Gilroy, C. G.. April 15, 1843, 11 pages. Posted July 19, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 980 KB PDF
Loom, US00089011, Bigelow, E. B.. April 20, 1869, 9 pages. Posted January 2, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 888 KB PDF
Loom, US00179334, Miller, A. H.. June 27, 1876 4, 4 pages. Posted June 27, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 576 KB PDF
Loom, US00714909, Hutchins, G. F. and E. H. Ryon. December 2, 1902, 15 pages. Posted January 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.8 MB PDF
Loom, US01752804, Nicolet, W.. April 30, 1930, 9 pages. Posted May 24, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 848 KB PDF
Loom, US02244085, Schneidewendt, A. T.. June 3, 1941, 3 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 620 KB PDF
Loom, US03867965, Hanson, James E.. February 25, 1975, 6 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 824KB PDF
Loom, US04262706, Popp, Karl and Heinz Schaub. April 21, 1981, 7 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 264 KB PDF
Loom, USD0234327 , Rodwell, Marriane S.. April 9, 1973, 1 page. Posted June 29, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Loom, USUS1176823, Elsaser, B.. March 28, 1916, 5 pages.
Note: PDF supplied by Lora Burgess. Posted June 19, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 465 KB PDF
Loom, USX0001391, Curtis, P. C.. November 17, 1810, 5 pages. Posted June 28, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Loom, USX0001693, Thorp. J.. March 28, 1812, 7 pages. Posted June 28, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1 MB PDF
Loom, USX0008529, Brooks E.. December 17, 1834, 2 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgress. Posted May 26, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 56 KB PDF
Loom, USX0008964, Burr, O. C.. July 17, 1835, 4 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgress. Posted May 26, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.6 MB PDF
Loom for Cross Weaving, US00386477, Littlefield, C. A.. July 24, 1888, 8 pages. Posted June 27, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 812 KB PDF
Loom for Cross Weaving, US00788328, Pettie, G. H. L.. April 25, 1905, 2 pages. Posted January 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 464 KB PDF
Loom for the Manufacture of Terry Fabrics, US01776759, Hrdina, R.. September 23, 1930, 3 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 608 KB PDF
Loom for Weaving, US01316159, Jackson, T. T.. September 16, 1919, 2 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 96 KB PDF
Loom for Weaving Cane, US00550068, Crompton, C.. November 19, 1895, 21 pages. Posted August 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.7 MB PDF
Looms, US01772080, Harris, A. J.. August 5, 1930, 4 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 608 KB PDF
Means for Weaving Ribbons, Tapes, Bands, and the Like, US02670012, Voumard, B. P.,et al. February 23, 1954, 13 pages. Posted May 24, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Method for Making Saki-Ori, JP20043232161, Matsuura Yoshmi. August 19, 2004, 7 pages. Posted May 5, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 640 KB PDF
Portable Hand Loom, US02190813, Walker, K. E.. February 20, 1940, 4 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 764 KB PDF
Portable Looms, US06065504, Sidore, Micala. May 23, 2000, 16 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 748 KB PDF
Power Loom, US00089694, Skinner, H.. May 4, 1869, 4 pages. Posted January 2, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 744 KB PDF
Power Loom, US00097106, Murkland, W. and J. W.. November 23, 1869, 7 pages. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 888 KB PDF
Rapier Looms , US04100941, Ainsworth, David, et al. July 18, 1978 , 10 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 380 KB PDF
Shedding Loom, US00002528, White, R.. April 1, 1842, 2 pages. Posted June 27, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 480 KB PDF
Shuttleless Loom, US03613741, Ravella, Arthur. October 19, 1971, 23 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.7 MB PDF
Water Jet Loom, US04194540, Reynolds, James R.. March 25, 1980, 10 pages. Posted March 2, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 796 KB PDF
Weaving Looms, US04143685, Templer, Stephen and Paton, Anthony D.. March 13, 1979 , 15 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 260 KB PDF
Weaving Machine, US02454146, Ezbelent, G. E.. November 16, 1948, 4 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.9 MB PDF
Weaving Machine, USX0008936, Meily, E. and J. & S. Mellinger. June 26, 1835, 2 pages. Posted June 29, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Weaving Process and Loom Therefor, US01418239, Crespi, S. B.. May 30, 1922, 6 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 832 KB PDF
Looms, circular
Circular Loom, US00951449, Petersen, A.. March 10, 1910, 11 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1 MB PDF
Circular Loom, US01139073, Rhomoser, M. R.. May 11, 1915, 18 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.8 MB PDF
Circular Loom, US01426641, Hirst, J.. August 22, 1922, 12 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Circular Loom, US01495311, Stuer, J.. May 27, 1924, 7 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 767 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US01694254, Frederickson, O. A.. December 4, 1928, 6 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 980 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US01872168, Nanfeldt, E.. January 6, 1930, 11 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Circular Loom, US02168385, Baumgarten, I.. August 8, 1939, 7 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 884 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US02813547, Rabeux, J, et al. November 19, 1957, 7 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 884 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US04509562, Schonberger, Johann et al. April 9, 1985, 8 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 688 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US04579149, Huemer, Franz X.. April 1, 1986, 7 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 778 KB PDF
Circular Loom, US04846229, Starlinger-Huemer, Franz X.. July 1, 1989, 2 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 884 KB PDF
Circular Loom for and Method of Weaving Ribbon-Shaped Weft, US05293906, Amin, Suresh K.. March 15, 1994, 52 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.8 MB PDF
Circular Loom for Weaving Ribbon-Shaped Materials, US04977933, Brais, Joseph E.. December 18, 1990, 36 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.2 MB PDF
Circular Loom having Improved Shuttle Retention, US05409044, Lin, Yao-Chang. April 25, 1995, 23 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Circular Weaving Apparatus Product and Process, US03719210, Emerson, et al. March 6, 1973, 53 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 4.2 MB PDF
Circular Weaving Loom, US01444590, Crespi, W. B.. September 6, 1919, 6 pages. Posted March 2, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 960 KB PDF
Circular Weaving Loom, US01720151, Sery, C.. July 9, 1929, 14 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Circular Weaving Loom with Transverse Heddle Shifting Apparatus, US05771944, Lin, Chia-Shun. June 30, 1998, 9 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 544 KB PDF
Low Profile Circular Loom, US04479517, Plammer, Alfred et al. October 30, 1984, 12 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 888 KB PDF
Looms, carpet and rug
Carpet-Looms, US00006806, Bigelow, E. B.. October 23, 1849, 14 pages. Posted January 2, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.5 MB PDF
High Speed Carpet Loom and Method of Weaving, US03042081, MacIsaac, J. T. Jr.. August 27, 1959, 14 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Loom for Carpets, Tapestry, and the Like and Method of Using, US04655863, Franco, Miguel V.. April 7, 1987, 37 pages. Posted March 2, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.7 MB PDF
Mat Weaving Machine, US01304216, Stanfield, J. H.. May 20, 1919, 16 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.7 MB PDF
Webstuhl zur Herstellung von Matten [Loom for the Manufacture of Mats], DE333255A , Hoppe & Vortkamp. June 17, 1919, 5 pages.
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Looms, narrow fabric
Narrow Ware Loom, US01057133, Emery, A.. March 25, 1913, 12 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 900 KB PDF
Narrow ware Loom, US02132758, Preston, F. W.. October 11, 1938, 4 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 328 KB PDF
Shuttle Drive for a Narrow Ware Loom , US03963060, Dion, Raymond F.. June 15, 1976 , 21 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 816 KB PDF
Looms, pile
Loom for the Manufacture of Tufted or Pile Fabrics, US00872507, Greenwood, T.. December 3, 1907, 4 pages. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 180 KB PDF
Loom for Weaving Chinelle or Pile Fabrics, US00845810, Naylor, T. F. and O. S. Hall. March 5, 1907, 10 pages. Posted May 24, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 924 KB PDF
Pile Fabric Loom, US00836305, Craddock, E. S.. ca. 1905, 1 page. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 40 KB PDF
Pile Fabric Loom, US00840257, Sarafian, H.. January 1, 1907, 1 page. Posted September 20, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 944 KB PDF
Loom mechanisms
Temple for Weaving Cloth, US0000096 , Newell, P.. December 2, 1826, 2 pages.
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Jacquard apparatus
Double-Lift, Open-Shed Jacquard Loom, US03455339, Seiler, W.. July 15, 1969, 3 pages. Posted March 5, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 224 KB PDF
Mechanism for Jacquard Looms, US01773528, Fisher, C. A., et al. August 19, 1930, 6 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 932 KB PDF
Leno mechanisms
Leno Loom, US00708951, Ballou, E. H.. September 9, 1902, 11 pages. Posted January 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1MB PDF
Method and Weaving Loom for Producing a Leno Ground Fabric, US06311737, Wahhoud, Adnanet al.. November 6, 2001, 9 pages. Posted March 13, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Weaving Loom for Producing a Leno Fabric, US06315008, Dornier; Peter D., Adam Wahhoud, et al. November 13, 2001 , 12 pages. Posted March 13, 2002. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 187 KB PDF
Fabrics
Gewebte Decke mit Sahlleiste an allen vier Seiten [Woven blanket with Selvage on all four Sides], USDE164095, Gebauer, Hermann. February 11, 1903, 5 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgress. Posted June 24, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 376 KB PDF
Woven Fabric, US0001028 , Humphries, J.. December 10, 1838, 2 pages.
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periodicals
Ciba Review
The Loom. No. 16 (December 1938), 46 pages. Note: By permission. Posted April 5, 2005. File size 5.6 MB PDF
Handweaving News
Choice of Loom. August 1941, 3 pages. Note: Scanned from xerographic copy. Posted April 8, 2005. File size 800 KB PDF
Primitive or Picture Frame Loom. June 1944, 3 pages. Note: Scanned from xerographic copy. Posted April 19, 2005. File size 712 KB PDF
Textile Mercury
Vol.1 No 1. April 1889, 23 pages. Note: Digital photography. Posted June 14, 2006. File size 7.6 MB PDF
documents created for online publication
Demoule, Philippe. Build Your Loom, 11 pages. Posted December 25, 2002. FIRST PAGE. File size 548 KB PDF
other
Loom plans
---. Instructions on Building a 36" Wide Hand Loom, The Oriental Rug Company, 1938, 9 pages. Note: Provided by Nancy M. McKenna. Posted December 11, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 248 KB PDF
Equipment catalogs and instruction manuals
---. Automatic Dobby Dress Goods Loom, Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 4 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 904 KB PDF
---. Automatic Intermediate Worsted Loom, Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 4 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 988 KB PDF
---. Catalogue of Knowles Loom Parts, Crompton and Knowles, 1911, 69 pages. Posted June 13, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 6.9 MB PDF
---. Crompton & Knowles Narrow Fabric Loom, Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 4 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 984 KB PDF
---. Descriptive Catalog of Machines Built by the Bridesburg Manufacturing Company, Bridesburg Manufacturing Company, 1867, 123 pages. Note: 2-up, portrait mode. 62 document pages. Posted February 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. Part 1: File size 7.9 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 8.1 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 9.2 MB PDF.
---. Hand-Skill's New Improved Hand Loom, Hand-Skill, 2 pages. Posted December 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
---. Instruction Book for Union Loom, Oriental Rug Co., 27 pages. Posted November 7, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.5 MB PDF
---. Instructions for Setting up and Operating the Weaver's Friend Carpet and Rug Loom, Newcomb Loom Company, 40 pages. Posted September 6, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.6 MB PDF
---. Labor Saving Looms, first edition, The Draper company (Hopedale, MA), 1904, 232 pages. Posted September 3, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. Part 1: File size 8.9 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 6.2 MB PDF.
---. Looms, Weaving Supplies, Springfield, OH: Reed Loom Company, 12 pages. Posted February 10, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.6 MB PDF
---. Morgan Inkle Loom, 10 pages. Posted July 24, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 828 KB PDF
---. The Madmar-Bush Lap Loom, Madmar Quality, Co., Utica New York, 12 pages. Posted May 27, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 664 KB PDF
---. Union Rug & Carpet Looms for Home and Custom Weaving, Union Loom Works, 28 pages. Posted July 18, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.4 MB PDF
de Neergaard, Elna M. The Tawido Looms, 12 pages. Posted December 24, 2001. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.0 MB PDF
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