1949 model tufting machine, Cobble Brothers, 115" width (2011.002.0265)
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- Made by
- Cobble Brothers Machinery (machine)
- Date
- 1949
- Held by
- Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College
- Collection
- Carpet & Rug Institute Collection (accession 2011.002)
- Number
- 2011.002.0265
- Themes
- Machine tufting & Dalton
Cite this source
Cobble Brothers Machinery (machine). “1949 model tufting machine, Cobble Brothers, 115" width (2011.002.0265),” 1949. 2011.002.0265, Carpet & Rug Institute Collection (accession 2011.002), Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College. bandyheritagecenter.pastperfectonline.com/photo/15D19585-9771-4D81-93B8-316203478586.
Research notes
Photograph. Catalogue description: "1949 model tufting machine. Identification tag on right side of machine indicates manufacturer in Cobble Brothers Machinery. Machine has a tufting width of 115" to accomodate 370 needles and is calibrated to 5/16" gauge." Date: 1949. Why it matters: Building the machine, open question "the first machine to tuft broadloom width (c. 1950)": a 1949 Cobble machine 115" wide at a finer 5/16" gauge, nearer carpet than the 1946 5/8" model (2011.002.0264). Found: Bandy Heritage Center (PastPerfect), search "tufting machine", 2026-10-28.