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First mechanized tufting machine (Glenn Looper Foundry, Dalton)

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Date: 1930s
Place: Dalton, Georgia
Themes: Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

View at the source Cited in chapter 4, note 15

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Research notes

Adapted from a Singer sewing machine, per the Carpet and Rug Institute. Check patents and Dalton archives for primary evidence. Patent found: US2123114, Glenn Looper, Dalton, "Tufting Machine", filed 15 Dec 1936, granted 5 Jul 1938.