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The cloth is held at each side by temples, which hold the cloth tight. Note the “thorns” that prick the cloth.

Flying shuttle. The bobbin with the weft thread is placed inside.

Ceramic piece from warp preparation machine. The threads pass between the “columns.”

Drawer/tray for storing parts, screws, etc.

Perforated board through which the thread passes in a Jacquard loom. This board would have been used for Jacquard lettering on the border of the cloth and for the warp preparation machine.

Cushion for the shuttle-transferring bar in an under pick loom. The shuttle-transferring bar gives a push to the shuttle carrying a bobbin with the weft thread, to move it to the other side; after the push, the bar returns by a spring and is buffered…

Cushion for the shuttle-transferring bar in an under pick loom. The shuttle-transferring bar gives a push to the shuttle carrying a bobbin with the weft thread, to move it to the other side; after the push, the bar returns by a spring and is buffered…