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Record 1 1992-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
CONT

The cord pulls the picker which strikes the shuttle with such a blow that it rolls on its small wheels right across the batten or track prepared for it. (A. Diderot, Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry, Dover Publications).

CONT

The two sticks which aid and govern the throwing of the shuttles from box to box at each end of the raceplate of the loom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
CONT

La navette portant la trame est lancée à travers la foule par les sabres (un de chaque côté du métier).

Spanish

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