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The Crystal Palace, located in the Retiro Park in Madrid, was designed by Ricardo Velazques in 1887.

The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Crossness Pumping Station, built 1859-1865.

Richmond Generating Station

crankshaft batten fly-wheel tappet "throwing the shuttle" batten "swords of the lay" (two levers that support the batten) reed warp-beam (roller holding the warp threads) heddles cams pecking-cord peg-arms

Plans of the Roberts loom, from  Marsden, Richard. Cotton Weaving: Its Development, Principles, and Practice, George Bell & Sons, 1895

Some variations on Jacquard heads from Posselt, E. A. Recent Improvements in Textile Machinery Relating to Weaving, 1898

Three female textile workers standing by Jacquard looms. [1906-1908]. Black and white image depicts three female workers, two of whom are standing and one of whom is sitting, in an aisle between Jacquard looms. Location is unknown. Note the Jacquard cards in the upper right corner. 14 x 8.75 cm.

Smith Brothers Patent Jacquard Loom. 1862.

Illustrated trade cards depicting vignettes of three kinds of Jacquard looms built and sold by Schaum & Uhlinger, c. 1893

Excerpt from ad for W. P. Uhlinger Jacquard looms and other related machines, including a punch-card lacing machine. c 1880s From Posselt’s Textile Library 

A machine for punching holes to create jacquard punch-cards

Cloth roll- takeup

Jacquard head, different angles

Scissor lift run by ‘capstan.’

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