Hazel's Loom
   Loom Type:  Perpendicular
   Loom Mode:  Removable Pins

Hazel Pearson was a teacher, author, and supplier of crafts material in California. Some information about her may be found at
Hazel Pearson. Other information given elsewhere on that site indicates that Pearson operated from the 40's to the 80's, and is in her 90's today.

I don't believe that she actually invented the covered loom, since the patent is assigned to her corporation by James E. Glick of Inglewood, California. Glick can be found as the publisher on several crafts books in the 1970's, but I don't know if he invented this particular loom. Pearson's products were marketed by several large retailers, and I might speculate that the Hiawatha and Dexter looms were licensed to others by her firm.
Click here for patent

The piece was probably packaged much like the Hiawatha loom (click 'Next' above). The pegs have a thick and a thin edge, the thin edge is meant to go in the holes. The thin ends don't make a very tight fit, so often people jam the thicker end in - not a good idea as they tend to break as you try to get them out. I do like the plastic cover, which keeps everything together.
Click here for Hazel's Loom Instructions

Questions
1. Who invented this device?
2. How was licensing handled? Can the Hiawatha, Dexter and Prym looms be traced directly to Pearson?
3. How were the looms manufactured, priced and marketed? How many were manufactured and sold?

first posted 12/5/2009