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This large loom, 150-200 years old, presents a mystery because such valuable equipment was abandoned in pieces at a stagecoach station. Some weavers kept shops, while others traveled from farmstead to farmstead, setting up their looms to weave cloth from thread each family had spun and dyed. Because it was not considered proper for females to travel alone, most traveling weavers were men. After finishing his work, a weaver received payment in bartered goods, dismantled his loom, and moved on. Perhaps this loom was deserted because the weaver died while traveling, but the reason will never be known; it has been returned to working order.
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