A History of Tufted Rugs

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Bigelow's patent model of a loom (1838)

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Date
1838
Held by
Smithsonian, National Museum of American History
Number
nmah_1070864
Themes
Woven carpet, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

Unknown maker. Bigelow’s patent model of a loom (1838), 1838. Smithsonian, National Museum of American History, nmah_1070864. si.edu/object/1838-bigelows-patent-model-loom:nmah_1070864.

Research notes

Patent model in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History: an object for the woven side of the race to affordable carpet.