Box 10

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Black and white image of two men working at tapestry looms at the Gobelins tapestry and carpet works in Paris. Note the tapestry (or carpet) rolled up over their heads. "Savonnerie" translates into "soap factory" so the meaning of that is unclear in the context of this image. J. L. edit, Paris. [no later than 1903] 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of five men working at a tapestry loom. The man in the foreground is shown handling bobbins. Note the tapestry (or carpet) rolled up above their heads. Propriete de la Societe de Secours Mut.[Property of the Mutual Relief Society]. M. Desgranges, phot. edit., Paris. ca. 1917-1919. 8.75 x 14 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Making Gobelins tapestry (weavers behind loom see results in mirrors), Paris [France]. Black and white image of a man shown working on a tapestry loom. Some hands can be seen behind the warp threads; they see their work in the mirrors fastened to the cloth beam. A skillful man can weave from one to three square yards a year. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image of a man in the foreground standing in front of a tapestry loom, with another man shown kneeling at the loom. Further down the row of looms is a woman working at the loom. A man stands on the right, observing the workers. M. Desgranges, phot. edit., Paris. ca. 1917-1919. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of two men working on a tapestry loom on the left, while another man is pointing to, or touching a tapestry on the right. In the foreground is a box of bobbins. Propriete de la Societe de Secours Mutuels [Property of the mutual aid society]. M. Desgranges, phot. edit., Paris. ca. 1905- 1920. 9 x 14 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of an older man with a beard standing at a loom with velvet weaving on it. The man is using an instrument to cut the pile on the velvet. Printed on reverse: "Velvet Weaving - The wires are cut from the fabric with a trevette to create the sumptuous Silk pile. Castle Hedingham handloom weavers" Castle Hedingham is located near Halstead, Essex England. ca. 1970s. 10 x 15 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of two women facing each other working on a loom. Velvet is the type of the piled or raised fabrics. In weaving these textiles, two warps are used, wound onseparate beams. The first is used in the ordinary way; the second, called the pole or pile warp, is raised into loops. More infomration on cut velvet is on the reverse. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image depicts a woman standing in the aisle of a weave shed of an unknown mill. She wears a plaid blouse and a dark skirt, and is surrounded by looms. ca. 1910-1918. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Color image of scale model of draw loom. Metier a la grande tire invente en 1605 par Claude Dangon a Lyon. Modele reduit, bois, par Jean Marin (Lyon 1805-1876) [Craft (?) has great draws, invented in 1605 by Claude Dangon of Lyon. Scale model, wood, by Jean Marin (Lyon 1805-1876)]. A draw loom is an old form of a hand loom, used to make figured designs in cloth. The pattern was formed by a draw boy lifting selected harness threads by hand. Photo A. Basset, Lyon - Reproduction interdite -...

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Color image of a detail of a model of a Jacquard loom. Scale model made of wood. Metier equipe d'une mecanique Jacquard (detail), modele reduit, bois, par Jean Marin (Lyon, 1805-1876). Photo A. Basset, Lyon - Reproduction interdite - Imp. Sezanne, Lyon - Bron. ca. 1980s. 10.5 x 15 cm.

Format: Postcard.