Weaving
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Encyclopedia article on the weaving loom from the 6th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It describes the parts of the common weaver's loom (lams or headles, treadles, batten, reed, beams), then the flying shuttle and its driver mechanism. It also gives Robert Millar's 1796 patent power loom, driven by water, steam or horses, and a numbered description of a ribbon loom. It closes with a note on a French machine for weaving ribbed stockings. Two engraved plates (DLXXV and DLXXVI) show the looms and shuttles.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1823
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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