Mason Machine Works Power Loom, circa 1900

THF172294 / Mason Machine Works Power Loom, circa 1900
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Powerloom

Date Made

circa 1900

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

2017.84.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.

Material

Iron (Metal)
Leather
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 52 in
Width: 45 in
Length: 70 in

Inscriptions

embossed, top cross bar: MASON MACHINE WORKS TAUNTON, MASS. handwritten: 17
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