Posted by Walker Bearden on Monday, 26 August 2002, at 5:54 p.m.:
Cranbrook Weaving Loom for sale. Paperwork says: Mfd. By: Bexell & Son, 2470 Dixie Highway - Pontiac, Michigan. I am the original owner. Model # C4580. Lrs-45 stainless reed - 12 Dent, SKW Skein Winder, SKI - 18 Ski shuttles, 1000 Cord Heddles LE 11 C. There seem to be other extras but I don't know what they are. Bought it new in 1983 from Pontiac Michigan. My wife used it for a year or so, made about 15 or 20 wool and cotton rugs, I still use a few of them at home. We took excellent care of it. We then took it apart and it has been boxed up and stored in my house since then. It is in excellent condition and has barely been used. It is made out of rock maple with a nice finish on it. There is a metal Cranbrook Loom emblem with serial number on the front of the beater. It is very heavy and the shipping weight was 520 lbs. I still have all the paperwork, shipping invoice, assembly instructions, Cranbrook catalog, etc.
Here is more about it: Counter March harness System with chain hookup, Floor Loom, Treadle Locking Feature, Suspended Tool Shelf, Built in spool rack attachment, Cast Bronze warp and cloth beam ratchet gears, Pawls, and Beater hanger racks, Treadle separator Bar, maple combs(?), coated steel tubing Tension Bars(Front and Rear Breast beams), Laminated Warp and cloth beams to eliminate warpage, Kiln dried American maple with funiture quality laquer, 8 or 10 harness and treadles(have to go look, can't remember which, it's been a long time)Heavyweight overhead swing Beater, with vertical and horizontal adjustment to include adjustable Pull Bar to allow variations in reed heights, Maybe something called a ?warping boardframe?, 16 warp separator sticks to ensure even tension, 1 3/4 inch laminated mortise and tenon joint constructed side frames,too much to type, etc. I don't know much about it, my wife was the weaver.
If anyone is interested, just email me and I'll send pictures and any information you may want. I can also scan off the original diagrams and papers if anyone wants. I have quite a few picture that I took when I first set it up and I can take pictures of it disassembled. It would probably be better to come and pick it up. Located near Atlanta Georgia in the north georgia mountains close to Helen Ga. It was delivered to me on an 18 wheeler truck and was quite expensive, I believe delivery was a couple of hundred bucks. It will fit in a pickup truck as it is disassembled. If anyone wants it shipped, you have to make the arrangements and I take only a cashiers check. The finish is still in excellent condition and there are no repairs made to this loom.I'm asking $3300.
Thanks, Walker Bearden