Velvet carpet loom (0010234-4D) : Historical State

Velvet carpet loom

Date:	1951
Description:	North Carolina State University. College of Textiles The velvet carpet loom, shown above, has been installed in the School of Textiles at North Carolina State College and will enable the School to strengthen its instructional program in weaving. The complex loom is said to be the first such machine to be owned by any college or university in the United States. Inspecting the loom following its installation are Professor Benjamin L. Whittier, left, head of the Department of Fabric Development and Construction in the State College School of Textiles, and Samuel Green of Thompsonville, Conn., weave room supervisor of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company,Inc., donor of the loom.
Creator:	Mattox, John (Photographer)
Original Format:	Black-and-white print (photograph)
Rights:	Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from North Carolina State University. For general information see the NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center website (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/research).