Jacquard Loom inside the Plymouth (now Gunsolly) Carding Mill in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1934-1960

THF243104 / Jacquard Loom inside the Plymouth (now Gunsolly) Carding Mill in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1934-1960

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934-1960

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.0.1.32

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 2.75 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Jacquard looms Looms (Textile tools) Open-air museums Textile working equipment Gunsolly Carding Mill Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

Artifact
Gunsolly Carding Mill
John Gunsolly operated this water-powered carding mill as well as a saw and cider mill on the Middle Rouge River near Plymouth, Michigan, beginning in the 1850s. Area farmers brought their wool to this mill to have it carded (combed) so it could be spun into thread.
Artifact
Jacquard Loom, 1934
Joseph-Marie Jacquard's loom, first developed in 1801, is programmable. It used a series of punched cards to control the lifting of each individual warp thread to weave a figured fabric. With this loom, weavers could create intricate patterns more easily, faster, and with better accuracy. Punch card technology became the basis for computer data storage during the 20th century.