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This was just acquired...free for the taking from the dark, dank, damp basement of an old farmhouse. It appeared to be "all there," and when we went to move it discovered that it folds very nicely. Covered with mold and mildew, it is a project. There is no manufacturer's mark, but the bars in the counterbalance mechanism are tubular aluminum, as are the separation elements between the 6 treadles. This has the cross-construction of the modern Schacht Mighty Wolf floor loom, but all comparisons stop there. The treadles are quite lovely, rounded at the tips and separated from one another by little one inch aluminum tubes. Seems very sturdy depsite its basement abuse of at least 5 years. I scrubbed entire structure with bleach to get rid of mold/mildew and plan to use a wood restorer to bring it back to life. I don't seem to be able to upload any photos on this site since my photo images exceed 2 MB. Any suggestions? I'd love to get some input on this loom and my beginning restoration.
Klentz
$500. Klentz floor loom. 4 harness, 6 treadle, counterbalanceDimensions: 48" wide, 42" deep, 54" highThe new reed is 46" , 10 dpiSectional beam with no pegsIncludes:lease sticksOne, lovingly handmade by my husband, replica of a Gilmore boat shuttleOne smaller boat shuttleThere is no bench
On the loom is the project I started. It is a beginner's effort -- there are 3 threading errors which I didn't find soon enough.
warp: 3.75 yards of Jaggerspun Organic, color "Fudge" yummy chocolate brown
weft: my handspun (first efforts) Jacob fleece from Lulu. I have ~2200 yds to donate.
The tie-up is a broken twill. I've woven about 24".
Will transport,dismantle,and set up in Sacramento, CA area for gas money.
If you want more info, you can email me at: lindaeastman@lindabob.com or call (530) 795-3535.
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Bergman Floor Loom - #A442 - 36" FOR SALE
Loom For SALE: I have my grandmother's Bergman Loom for sale: Floor model #A442 - four-harness counter-balance with total weaving width of 36" (one 36" reed and complete set of heddles, lease-sticks, some stick shuttles, etc. I own an 8-harness Jack loom, so can't use it! Beautiful, mortised wood in great shape. I am asking $650 - and I live in northern California near Sacramento.
Barn frame loom
Wow, sorry, I'm having lots of difficulty uploading this loom info - didn't mean to post three of them! : /
Barn frame loom made in the 1800s in the Appalachian region of the U.S. All joints are mortise-and-tenon with wooden pegs (except the 2 diagonal arms that support the top-most beams). Ox yoke-style overhead beater. Heavy, hand-hewn warp beam with broom-handle tensioner. Just acquired it, and will be working on bringing it back into service this winter making rugs. If it doesn't fall on me and crush me in the meantime. : )
Barn frame loom
Sorry, I'm having lots of difficulty uploading info on this loom. Didn't mean to do it three times! Still trying to fix it.
Barn frame loom made in the 1800s in the Appalachian region of the U.S. All joints are mortise-and-tenon with wooden pegs (except the 2 diagonal arms that support the top-most beams). Ox yoke-style overhead beater. Heavy, hand-hewn warp beam with broom-handle tensioner. Just acquired it, and will be working on bringing it back into service this winter making rugs. If it doesn't fall on me and crush me first. : )
Barn frame loom
Sorry, having lots of trouble uploading info on this loom. Didn't mean to post it three times! Still working on it.
Barn frame loom made in the 1800s in the Appalachian region of the U.S. All joints are mortise-and-tenon with wooden pegs (except the 2 diagonal arms that support the top-most beams). Ox yoke-style overhead beater. Heavy, hand-hewn warp beam with broom-handle tensioner. Just acquired it, and will be working on bringing it back into service this winter making rugs. If it doesn't fall on me and crush me first. : )
