Weav-Rite Adjustable Loom, circa 1940
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Handloom
Date Made
circa 1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery
Object ID
2017.84.84
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Deborah E. Kraak.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Steel (Alloy)
Yarn
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 8.75 in (Packaging)
Length: 13.375 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
product package, partial:
WEAV-RITE / ADJUSTABLE LOOM / Adjustable to Ten Different Squares / 2" - 7" / [...] / MFG'D BY STRAITS MANUFACTURING CO., DETROIT, MICHIGAN / "AMERICAN MADE TOYS FOR AMERICAN GIRLS AND BOYS" / [...]
instructions:
"WE'VE FOUND / A BETTER WAY / TO WEAVE" / WEAV-RITE / ADJUSTABLE / LOOM / Patent Applied for / STRAITS MANUFACTURING Co. / 2480 Bellevue Avenue / Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. / [...]
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