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PIRN HOLDER [2 records]

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Record 1 1980-11-14

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
OBS

Device for holding the pirn being wound. It may be a spindle or a device for gripping the pirn at both ends (known as a "spindleless holder").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

Dispositif pour maintenir la cannette durant l'enroulement soit au moyen d'une broche, soit par les deux extrémités (dans ce dernier cas, le dispositif est appelé "sans broche").

Spanish

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