Some time ago a loom found me. It is an old (early 1900′s”) Swedish style loom with four shafts and 6 treadles. Originally I thought it was just old pine. I recently (in one day) cleaned it up with Murphy’s and gave all pieces a light sanding and saw a beautiful cherry hue to the wood.
This loom is unusual in that it appears to have used some mechanism other than jacks or counterbalance as noted by the pins at the top front of the loom.
Here are some other photos:
The loom needs a new front cloth beam and counterbalance supports and pulleys. Eventually I plan to add a 10 shaft draw attachment and Drall pulleys for Damask.
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