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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A grid system developed in 1869 by John H Lamprey that was used to photograph subjects for anthropological studies. It…
A photographic negative created on paper, rather than on modern cellulose film or a glass plate. William Henry Fox Talbot's…
The eyepiece on a camera that allows the photographer to compose and determine the focus of the image received through…
A camera that allows the photographer to view the subject through the lens while simultaneously seeing the image that will…
A wooden implement, it comprises vertical rods fixed on a plank around which the warp thread is wound.
Also known as the Kodak brownie, it is a series of box cameras with a meniscus lens and roll film,…
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…