A version of the traditional charkha which uses multiple spindles as opposed to a single spindle and is intended for use primarily in cottage industries. It was first designed in 1954.
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An optical device and precedent to the camera, which was used as an aid for drawing and sketching. Developed in…
Film cameras that produce images that are 9 cm x 12 cm or larger.
A multi-thread machine used to create machine embroidery and lace, invented in 1893 by Swiss inventor Isaak Grobli. The term…
In photography, a chemical solution used to reveal the latent image that has been captured on the photographic film, as…
A tool used to separate warp yarn threads and keep them in their place in a hand loom. It is…
A pit loom with four shafts or harnesses that support the healds through which the warp threads are passed. The…
A small circular hole used in optics and photography as an aperture for a light beam to pass through and…
Light-sealed room used for chemically processing photographic film and making prints. While developing film requires complete darkness, prints are made…