Bergman Floor Loom

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Bergman floor loom.

Her husband john made a little model that was sent with margaret bergman s 1932 patent application. It has many features that will make your weaving easy and successful. I believe it was bought in 1936 or thereabouts. Each loom was designed with unique folding frames that enabled the loom to collapse even when fully warped.

Her husband john and son arthur built looms at their home in breidablick now part of poulsbo washington. The loom has a patent no 2057997 and another number mn 3a25 which could identify when it was made if it is the manufacturers number. I remember you also stopped by my blog in february when you acquired your 48 bergman. Browse the variety of looms available and add the looms you own to your virtual studio.

Looms but can be adapted to most other countermarch looms. This is a heavy loom that can be used for rugs but also finer weaving. 45 inch 6 shafts. I believe it to be one of the earlier bergman looms as it does not have some of the later refinements.

For more information contact mary oates september 10 2020. Louet david floor loom. If so as far as i know the narrower and wider bergman floor looms all have the same or very similar height measurements at the castle and breast beam. During the 1930s bergman designed and patented two looms.

The distance from the floor to the bottom shaft bar the length of the lams and the heddle size the distance between the heddle eye and the shaft bar. I almost pass out from shock. A loom with 8 shafts 10 treadle 27 5 weaving width. The significant factors that may differ from loom to loom and affect the directions given here are.

It was patented in 1936 and manufactured by her son arthur. It is just over 48 high 32 wide and the weaving width is approx 24 though i have not woven yet. I have the original instructions and as someone who has terrible spatial relations scores i have to say they sounded nightmarish. A 36 floor loom.

My bergman is also a 45 inch 8 harness loom and i bought it from the grand daughter of the original owner who reportedly was a friend of mrs. Both the floor and table looms were purchased new from margaret bergman s son more than thirty years ago when they still had a store in poulsbo washington. I didn t get a picture of the table loom before it was taken off the floor stand. Did you get your 48 up and working.

Sectional warp beam front beam tool tray three reeds warp spacers and warp sticks. The david is a compact loom with great design. Cyber fiber classes are online weaving classes fully accessible on weavolution. 700 00 or best offer the loom is in bellingham.

The bergman suitcase loom and the bergman floor loom.