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 early image projector developed in the seventeenth century, where pictures were showcased through transparent plates, typically made of glass.…
A grid system developed in 1869 by John H Lamprey that was used to photograph subjects for anthropological studies. It…
A camera with a single piece of glass or loaded with single pieces of film coated with light-sensitive chemicals. These…
Also known as a heald wire or heddle, it is the part of the loom through which warp threads are…
Upright handloom traditionally used for tapestry and carpet weaving, in which the warp threads are stretched vertically between roller-beams at…
A wooden implement, it comprises vertical rods fixed on a plank around which the warp thread is wound.
A nineteenth-century method of producing photographic negatives using a glass plate coated with a silver emulsion. While relatively inexpensive and…
A pit loom with four shafts or harnesses that support the healds through which the warp threads are passed. The…