Textiles and Dress

Dandy loom

A Dandy loom was a hand loom, that automatically ratcheted the take-up beam. Each time the weaver moved the sley to beat-up the weft, a rachet and pawl mechanism advanced the cloth roller. In 1802 William Ratcliffe of Stockport patented a Dandy loom with a cast-iron frame. It was this type of Dandy loom that was used in the small dandy loom shops.

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• ▸Candace Wheeler
• ▸Diodia
• ▸Ardfinnan Woollen Mills

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