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Item 9: Tappet [cam] and dobby looms, 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts several looms in Lancashire, England. One (in the right foreground) has no maker's name visible and is probably French. The second (in the center) is a Knowles Loom Works tappet (the British term for cam) loom. The other two are a dobby looms with no maker's name visible, and possibly a Knowles tappet loom, both with single shuttle boxes. 15.25 x 10.25 cm.

Dates

  • 1965

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 folders

Format:

black and white photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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