Looms Collection

Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement
(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani

Cotton weavers at their looms, Preston, Lancashire
Women operating cotton weaving looms at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire

Cotton weaving shed, Preston, Lancashire
A huge cotton weaving shed at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire, with people at work

Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Weave room in No. 11 Mill (a textile mill) of the Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Date: 1911

Jacquard Looms, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Weavers preparing silk for the looms, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

Looms in a weaving shed, early 1900s

Merton Abbey Tapestry Looms
A photograph showing women working at the tapestry looms of Merton Abbey, William Morris, being a fervent believer in socialism, paid his workers here more than average

Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854
Factory woman seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a handloom. At the time the population of upwards of 18, 000 people

Macclesfield Factory Girl Preparing Warp 1845
Factory girl seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a power-loom in a large manufacturing town in the county of Chester

Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Batak indigenous tribal group
19th century vintage photograph: Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, a Batak indigenous tribal group, weavers with looms. Kristen Feilberg photograph

Advert, John Brown & Son, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for John Brown & Son, Weaving Factory with Jacquard harness looms, French Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Lyalls patent postive motion loom
James Lyall from New York, showing his new and patent power loom. Date: 1869

Lancashire, England - Textile Cotton Mill worker and looms. Date: circa 1905

Borough Market, London, Christmas Eve 1853
Borough Market, London, on the evening of Christmas Eve 1853. In the background Southwark Cathedral looms over the shoppers and stalls of food. Date: 1853

Brussels Carpet Loom, Glasgow 1843
Scotch carpet factory. Date: 1843

Persian Rug Making, Glasgow 1843
A weaver operates a Persian rug-making loom at a Glasgow carpet factory. Date: 1843

International Exhibition - carpet power-loom 1862
Exhibit at the International Exhibition 1862, held at Kensington, showing a Messrs Henderson and Cos carpet powered weaving loom. Date: 1862

COTTON WEAVING 1902
Women weave at looms. Date: 1902

Lancashire cotton industry 1844
Women at work in a power-loom factory, Lancashire Date: 1844

Cannes, France - Boulevard de la Croisette
Manufacture des Gobelins - a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins metro station in the 13th arrondissement

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Carpet Weavers at work. Date: 1911

Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving
A row of Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving Date: circa 1830s

Double Jacquard at the Great Exhibition, 1851 Date: 1851

Bursa - Interior of the silk textile works - Turkey
The interior of the silk textile works of Bay Freres, Bursa, Turkey. The textile manufacturers of Bursa were responsible for making the silk velvet covering for the Ka aba in Mecca

Startling Stories - Speak of the Devil by Norman A. Daniels. A figure of Satan looms over a man and a woman. The satanic creature possesses the man by holding a device over his head

Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Botanical Gardens
Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Exotic Botanical Gardens at the Tete du Chien (head of the dog), the hill which looms over Monaco. Date: 1923

Damask Looms - a view of a series of damask looms in a spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Monarchs of the Glen of Weeping, Scotland
Monarchs (male stags) of the Glen of Weeping, the romantic name for the site of the massacre of MacDonald tribesmen by the Campbells at Glen Coe

Weaving Shed, Lancashire, England. Showing weavers & looms Date: 1900s

Mat-making at the Amsterdam Workhouse
Inmates and looms in the mat-making workshop at the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1932

Westmoreland homesteader wearing dress of cloth woven hersel
Homewoven dress and rug, Westmoreland Homesteads, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Westmoreland homesteader wearing dress of cloth woven herself on homestead looms

Stocking Weavers C. 1760
Two workers at their weaving looms in a stocking factory and a description of the machine itself. Date: circa 1760

That Queer Censation
The staff of a Fleet Street newspaper or magazine, feel the pressure of work as the spectre of a censor brandishing scissors looms over them during World War One

Canterbury Weavers
Women weavers weaving at their looms in Canterbury, Kent, England

France Undecided
France, in terror of the Imperial eagle, whose shadow looms dark overhead, throws herself into the arms of the conservative Republic

Cotton machinery
Crompton and Roberts cotton machinery

Fiat Factory, Torino
FIAT FACTORY, TURIN, ITALY A powerful atmospheric, male figure looms over the industrious factory site and lends a hand with its construction

Xmas Tree & Children
Mother lifts her daughter onto the table to admire the tree, beautifully decorated with candles and toys. Her little son stands by the table in admiration.. bedtime looms

Fantasy Looms
The humble artisan toils at his loom - and lo ! he weaves a creation of beauty !

Erastus Brigham Bigelow
ERASTUS BRIGHAM BIGELOW American inventor who invented power looms for use in manufacturing

Hogarth / Industry / Idle 1
1. The fellow prentices at their looms

Cotton Mill Interior
A Lancashire cotton-mill

Check-loom with Jacquard attachment

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