Draper corporation. [from old catalog], Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923 · [Milford, Mass., Printed by Milford journal co.] · leaf 28
The Hindoo weaver uses a similarly primitive principle atthe present day. Persian and Turkish rugs are woven with up-right warps, the weft being inserted in small tufts by hand. … The next illustration,shows a Flemish weav-er of the middle ages,also manipulating theshuttle by hand, and theharnesses by foot tread-les. There is no recordto show just when thewarps w^ere first led sep-arately through heddleeyes and reciprocatedwith mechanical devices.The next notablemechanical…
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