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Weaving; a practical guide to the mechanical construction, operation, and care of weaving machinery, and all details of the mechanical processes involved in weaving

American School of Correspondence, Nelson, H. William (Hector William), b. 1869 · 1909 · Chicago, American School of Correspondence · 173 pictures

A 1909 correspondence-school textbook on weaving machinery, written by Hector William Nelson for the American School of Correspondence in Chicago and aimed at mill hands and technicians studying textile manufacture by mail. Halftone photographs show mill interiors with overhead line shafting, belt drives, electric motors and rows of winding and reeling frames, offering designers grainy industrial perspective views, machine silhouettes and plain capitalised caption typography.

Weaving

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0