Flying Shuttle Loom, circa 1931
THF189975 / Flying Shuttle Loom, circa 1931
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Artifact Overview
This loom, made in Greenfield Village in the early 1930s, has a special attachment--a flying shuttle. Developed in the 1730s, the flying shuttle dramatically increased weavers' output. This device allowed weavers to send the shuttle, which carries the thread, back and forth using only one hand. With a flying shuttle, weavers could produce wider, better-quality cloth more quickly and with less effort.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Loom (Textile tool)
Date Made
circa 1931
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Weaving Shop (Cotton Gin Mill)
Object ID
2007.0.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Color
Brown
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SetWorking Looms of Greenfield Village
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The Greenfield Village Weaving Shop demonstrates the evolution of textile production from the colonial home and craft shop, through the Industrial Revolution to commercial factory. Housed in a converted 1840s Georgia cotton mill, the Weaving Shop contains a number of working looms, including one of the few operating mechanical Jacquard looms in North America.