US Patent No. 1,964 (February 3, 1841; reissued May 13, 1857) granted to Alexander Calderhead of Philadelphia for a figure-weaving mechanism. It replaces the draw-loom harness with independent metallic heddles lifted or lowered directly by a rotating pattern apron and trunk, operated by a foot lever and ratchet wheel. The scan includes the specification, the claim, and one drawing sheet showing the loom frame.