Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Emil Schaufuss, carpet weaver

Title

Emil Schaufuss, carpet weaver

Description

Preparing for carpet weaving using a shuttle stuffer to stuff rags into a shuttle for a semi-automatic loom. He winds the wheel with one hand, which brings the cloth through the two wheels and into the shuttle, while tamping the cloth down with the stick in his other hand. A funnel directs the cloth into the shuttle and a tin pail holds the rag strip waiting to be stuffed into the shuttle.

Creator

Barry, John

Source

178.51.2

Date

1937
1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994

Contributor

Amana Heritage Society

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact the Amana Heritage Society

Format

1 photograph: b & w; 8 x 10 in.

Type

Still image

File Name

178.51.2AHS.jpg

Repository

Amana Heritage Society Photograph Collection

Digital Reproduction Information

image/jpeg
39,305 bytes
Scanned with HP Scanjet 3400C at 300 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.

Contact information.

Please contact the Amana Heritage Society: (319) 622-3567; amherit@juno.com ; http://www.amanaheritage.org/

Digital item created

11/11/2004