A.C. Ball holding a pattern drum for a tufting machine (2011.002.0240)
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- Date
- undated
- Held by
- Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College
- Collection
- Carpet & Rug Institute Collection (accession 2011.002)
- Number
- 2011.002.0240
- Themes
- Machine tufting & Dalton
Cite this source
“A.C. Ball holding a pattern drum for a tufting machine (2011.002.0240),” undated. 2011.002.0240, Carpet & Rug Institute Collection (accession 2011.002), Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College. bandyheritagecenter.pastperfectonline.com/photo/8BE0DFF7-7F9E-4E50-8777-782387115084.
Research notes
Photograph. Catalogue description: "A.C. Ball holding a pattern drum that directs the tufting machine to produce a floral pattern. Electronic control panel for the tufting machine is open showing the switch mechanism that controls the machine. A different pattern drum is installed on a machine and is visible behind the control panel." Undated. Why it matters: Programmable tufting: drum-and-switch pattern control with an electronic panel, a step before computer control. Undated; tagged possible. Found: Bandy Heritage Center (PastPerfect), search "tufting machine", 2026-10-28.