Loom
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An encyclopedia article on the loom from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary (1876). It covers the essential parts of a loom, the legendary and ancient history of weaving (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Polynesia, Britain), and the operation of the hand-loom. It then describes power-looms from Cartwright onward, along with the draw-loom, Jacquard, dobby and Crompton figure-looms, and Short's loom. Illustrations are engravings of hand-looms, power-looms and figure-looms; there are no weaving drafts.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
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