Finnish loom
Title
Finnish loom
Subject
Looms
Finnish Americans
Description
Four harness counter-balance loom with built-in bench and overslung beater. The quality steel reed is 9-dent (9 holes per inch), and each harness was made with two locally gathered peeled sticks. Heddles are hand-tied with 8/4 cotton warp in white, green, red, brown, & black. Pulley system is 2 cast-iron farm-style pulleys. The back beam is a hand hewn log, and the front (cloth) beam ratchet is a circular saw blade and a piece of forged metal with a flattened end.
Creator
Veeda, John “Jack”
Date
1916
Relation
Identifier
1992.26.01
/1992 26 01.tif
Materials
Pine/Steel/Cotton
Height (inches)
69
Width (inches)
73
Length (inches)
71
Source
Montana Historical Society Museum Collection
Credit
Gift of Marv Hoffer