PA Cant 4 D extenders in use M

Warp beam extenders on Pennsylvania cantilevered loom at Marshfield.

Front shows warp threads tied to board. Threads go through the reed and the string heddles on the shafts to the warp beam. Warp beam is pulled beyond the back of the loom on extenders on each side, wood pieces with notches, for ease of putting sizing on the threads.