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Message:: [QUOTE="Micah C-T, post: 3823760, member: 19359"]Hi! I am a trained punch needle rug hooker and huge punch needle rug hooking history enthusiast. Based on the look of the back of the rug, this is a hooked rug made most likely with a punch needle rug machine. The Mills-Mosseller studio had a team who helped them produce their rugs and "hooked rugs" that were produced for rug studios were created not by hand hooking, but with a "rug machine" worked from the back of the fabric. The "RM" initials suggest that it was designed by Ron Mosseller, the son of Lillian Mills-Mosseller (the woman who founded the studio in the 20s). Ron didn't begin working in the studio until around 1947 when he returned from the army, so the rug wouldn't be older than this. The rug should be spot cleaned, or could also be dry cleaned by a reputable person familiar with vintage rugs. It looks like the back has been covered in latex glue, which unfortunately will make this rug more difficult to repair in the future if any of the loops pull out.[/QUOTE]