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articles
Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics, Supplement
Braiding and Covering Machines, ---. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics, Supplement, 1897, 3 pages. Posted March 5, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 640 KB PDF
Appleton's Journal
Passementerie, P.-Verness, M. Appleton's Encyclopedia, Vol. 24 (May 1908), 14 pages. Posted June 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 4.2 MB PDF
Diccionario Enciclopédico
Trenza [Braiding], ---. Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Amerocano, 1 page. Posted January 21, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 512 KB PDF
Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine
Cigar Case to be Braided and Embroidered, ---. Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine, Vol. 87 (September 1873), 1 page. Posted December 12, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 604 KB PDF
Trimming: Crochet and Mediaeval Braid, ---. Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine, Vol. 100 (April 1890), 1 page. Posted December 12, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 524 KB PDF
Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences
Textile Machinery, ---. Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences, 1885, 62 pages. Posted July 10, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7.6 MB PDF
Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Braiding Sizing and Polishing, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF
Braiding-Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted August 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 476 KB PDF
Cord-Covering Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Plait, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Straw Braid, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary
Braiding Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 2 pages. Posted February 14, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
Manufacturer and Builder
Embroidering and Braid-Making Machine, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 9 (1877), 1 page. Posted December 27, 2003. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 530 KB PDF
Melliand
Modern Braiding Machine Development, Blaisdell, S. B. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 6 (September 1930), 3 pages. Posted October 8, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 812 KB PDF
Plain Braids, Braiders and Braiding, Gibbons, Edwin J. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 11 (February 1932), 2 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 748 KB PDF
Melliand's Textilberichte [Melliand's Textile Reports]
Ueber Litzen und Litzenfabrikation [About braids and their production] , Lehmann, M. Melliand's Textilberichte [Melliand's Textile Reports], 1927, 2 pages. Posted July 8, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 760 KB PDF
Minnesota Weaver
Swatch Page - Galloon Braid, Stack, Lotus. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 9 (June 1977), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 490 KB PDF
Needlecraft Magazine
Insertion and Medallion in Coronation-Braid and Crochet, Bell, Ruth. Needlecraft Magazine , November 1912, 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted July 7, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
A Bon-Bon Doily in Novelty Braid and Crochet, Newman, C. K. Needlecraft Magazine , November 1912, 2 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted July 7, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.67 MB PDF
Nouveau Larousse Illustré
Galon [Braid], ---. Nouveau Larousse Illustré, 1904, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF
Textile World Record
New Styles in Braids, Montcalm. Textile World Record, Vol. 46, No. 2 (November 1913), 2 pages. Posted September 8, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 608 KB PDF
Weaver
A Few Simple Braids, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-February 1942), 6 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 475 KB PDF
The Finish of Edges, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 7 No. 2 (July 1942), 4 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 395 KB PDF
The Osage Braid, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 2 (April 1939), 5 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 437 KB PDF
Weaver's
Ply-Split Braiding, Collingwood, Peter. Weaver's, Issue 29, 6 pages. Note: By permission of the publisher. Posted September 3, 2000. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 762 KB PDF
Ply-Split Braiding II, Collingwood, Peter. Weaver's, Issue 32, 4 pages. Posted September 3, 2000. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 387 KB PDF
Single Course Oblique Twining, Collingwood, Peter. Weaver's, Issue 42, 4 pages. Posted September 3, 2000. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 485 KB PDF
Zell's Encyclopedia
Braid, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 12, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
ephemera
Textile-related businesses
Star Braid. Trade card, 1 page. Posted February 20, 2003. File size 36 KB PDF
monographs
---. Braiding and Hooked Rugs, U.S. Army, 1980, 13 pages. Note: U.S. Government document. Posted December 29, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.4 MB PDF
Spencer, Elsie H. and Orwell, Joanne S. Twining on the Lily Bag Loom, Lily Mills, 8 pages. Posted December 1, 2004. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
patents
Lace and related topics
Lace Braiding Machine, US01776361, Krenzler, E.. September 23, 1930, 2 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (LDA01). CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
Machine Braided Torchon Lace and Method of Making the Same, US01583273, Bösebeck, E.. May 4, 1926, 3 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (LDA01). CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 604 KB PDF
Machine Braided Torchon Lace Insertion and Method of Making the Same, US01637716, Türck, E.. August 2, 1927, 6 pages. Posted October 30, 2002. CD (LDA01). CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 916 KB PDF
Braiding mechanisms
Braiding Machine, US00000672, Halladay, S.. April 4, 1838, 2 pages. Posted June 28, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 548 MB PDF
Star Braid, US00182945, Moll, A.. October 3, 1876, 2 pages. Posted June 15, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 512 KB PDF
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