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Model of a power loom
- Made:
- 1880-1920 in United Kingdom
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Model of an experimental power loom. Two heddles, shuttles on wheels with weft contained in a sort of can. Take up motion by roughened metal rolled and large wooden roller for cloth beam.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y1965.4
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and cotton (textile)
- Measurements:
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overall: 635 mm x 715 mm x 385 mm,
- type:
- power loom model
- credit:
- University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology