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Hand loom
Hand loom with dobby head attachment and fly shuttle : Curved wooden springs that control the picker (based on Scottish and Scandinavian Pattern) with perforated comber board in dobby head. Used by Robert Morrison (Textile Designer). Approved by Rural Industries Board (later - COSIRA) in 1931. The Rural Industries Board was established in 1924. Robert Morrison commisioned by R.I.B. to redesign double cloth pattern for Welsh mills.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
DF 88.131
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Morrison, Robert
Association Type: Designer
Date: 1931
Place: Machynlleth
Material
Metal
Wood
Location
In store
Classification
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