I'm looking for information on powerlooms.  This comes after being asked to
look at a garage full of powerlooms and related industrial weaving
equipment which was purchased in the 1950s when the equipment in a local
factory  was updated.  The looms were used principally to manufacture
upholstery fabric.

The cast iron looms are each about 10 feet wide, by 5 feet deep and 6 feet
high.  I searched for foundry marks, brass plates, etc and came up with the
following:
        - a patent date of November 27, 1877 on each loom
        - the name "The Stafford Company, Readville, Massachusetts" on the
jacquard attachments
        - the name "FA Lazenby & Co., Baltimore, MD", "Model T Jr" on a bobbin winder

I'd appreciate leads on printed resources, trade catalogues and collections
related to industrial weaving equipment, especially looms.   Please respond
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Thanks.


Thomas A. Reitz
Manager/Curator
Doon Heritage Crossroads
R.R. #2
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 3W5

Direct line  (519)748-1439 ext. 227
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