Lancashire Loom
Butterworth and Dickinson Limited
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
130 cm (height)240 cm (length)127 cm (width)
Place of origin
Burnley
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Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1453845
Summary
A Lancashire loom made by Butterworth and Dickinson Ltd, Burnley. This loom is number 116, as identified by its affixed plate. This machine weaves cotton fabric using warp and weft threads. Hundreds of warp threads are wound around a metal beam at the back of the machine, and are drawn in from the back through a series of healds (thin ropes with eyelets) which are attached to heald shafts. As the shafts are raised and lowered, the weft thread is sent from side-to-side between the warps by a shuttle, weaving together the individual threads into a solid piece of cloth.
Marks and inscriptions
Front: Buterworth and Dickinson Burnley Front: Buterworth and Dickinson Burnley Plate at the top of horizontal bar across the top of the loom: 116 Front: Buterworth and Dickinson Burnley Plate at the top of horizontal bar across the top of the loom: 116 Hanging from horizontal bar: ends grey 1344 / no.116 10-5-95 / ends grey 1344 / reed space 44" / width cloth 41½" / counts reed 37" / change wheel 40 / counts twist medium 12" / counts weft condensor / no. sort B.3 / quantity of cuts 8 / marks 21-19-96
Makers and roles
Butterworth and Dickinson Limited, manufacturer