Robert Kaiser Weaving in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954

THF243150 / Robert Kaiser Weaving in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954

Artifact Overview

Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

October 1954

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1503

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.063 in
Width: 10.000 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Looms (Textile tools) Weavers Weaving Open-air museums Demonstrations (Presentation events) Relocated buildings and structures Kaiser, Robert Gunsolly Carding Mill Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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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.