Item 36: Sectional warping

Black-and-white image depicts a male textile worker standing by a reel used in sectional warping. Sectional warping is a system of warping, often called the silk systerm, in which the warp is built up in sections by winding it on a large reel. After the required length has been run off for the first section the reel is moved a short distance and the second section is built up beside the first. After obtaining the necessary number of sections in this way all are run off simultaneously on a beam. Here you can see the large hooks on the large reel separating the sections, which will be simultaneously wound onto the small beam in front. ca. 1918-1930. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.