Historical information
The Speedweve is a tiny darning loom advertised as ‘Lancashire’s smallest loom’. It was manufactured by E & A Chesstok Ltd of Rusholme, Manchester in 1947/48. It is basically a little loom for mending socks and holes in clothing.
Significance
- This item was a common household item used a time when people still felt it worth the effort to darn socks.
Physical description
A metal Speedweve - a small darning tool.The slide at the top pushes back and forth making the 10 copper hooks rotate one way then the other. There would have been a wooden disc for keeping the fabric flat.
Inscriptions & markings
top - SPEEDWEVE
