Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 87
nd, (a) the warp-beam;and another beam at the front which received the finishedcloth as it was woven, (b) the cloth-beam. Between these Textile Manufacture 69 two beams and near the front was (c) the harness for open-ing the different sheds. There were two or more of theseharnesses, the number… … Hand-loom so knotted as to make an eye or loop at the centre throughwhich one warp-thread might be passed when the loom wasset up for operation. The harness was suspended from thetop of the frame of the loom by cords and pulleys and wasworked by (d) treadles. In a simple design one treadleusually…
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