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Don & Low Limited-Man tying threads at beaming frame DUNIH 2008.178.21

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Don & Low Limited-Man tying threads at beaming frame

Photograph, black and white, showing the various processes jute goes through at Don & Low Ltd., jute manufacturers.This particular image depicts a man tying threads at a beaming frame. Beaming is the process of loading the small bobbins of spun jute onto a frame from which the threads are drawn and wound onto a wooden reel or swift. This is then loaded onto a loom which forms the warp threads in weaving.

Number: DUNIH 2008.178.21
Name: Don & Low Limited-Man tying threads at beaming frame
Date: Not Specified
Location: In Store