Probably from Norwich, Connecticut area, probably before 1800
Mostly oak with a few replacement parts
Dimensions:
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6'5" high
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5'8" wide
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6'5" long
Built-in seat with old Navajo-style wool blanket padding
Includes:
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4 harnesses, 45" reed
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4 original harnesses (in the modern sense) with their frail netted heddles
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90 yd warping board with about a dozen pegs
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3 or 4 original reeds
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A stainless steel reed plus a modern shelf to display/store them on
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The known-to-me history of the loom in a notebook
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A heddle-tying jig (nails in a board)
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Extra hand-tied and flax-starched heddles
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Miscellaneous wooden parts, sticks, a bit of Texsolv, etc.
Price includes delivery and set-up in New England
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Contact Ellen to purchase or for further information.
Posted 06/20/2023
Early pre 1800 Barn Loom $1000








