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costs 3000 to get a new loom; [[strikethrough]]f[[/strikethrough]] if wood good loom may last 10 yrs, if not good may break 1 yr.
-max. price 3000, min. 500Rs
-6 looms enough he feels
-owner a young man, probly late 20s
family has always been prof. weavers; ansari[[highlighted]] caste
50 Rs for 2 durree
can weave 30 durrees for each time threading up
[[strikethrough]]60[[/strikethrough]] about [[strikethrough]]60[[/strikethrough]] 65 meters at a time [[strikethrough]]onl[[/strikethrough]] widest on his looms 1 1/4 his durrees for bedding & this the most pop. width
he uses term "contract" basis for piece work
1 worker can make 2 durrees a day working 8 to 4PM

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4 of his workers had eye infection the day we came
no overtime ever
he spends 1000-1200 per worker per mo[[month]] for wages(4000-4800 per mo) (not fortnight)
he sells in Lahore in 3 shops in azam market in Rang Mahal in Old City
doesn't sell in Guj. because price less
sometimes customers also come to the village + buy (people from this & nearby villages- buy for indiv. use)- this small amt.
he takes to Lahore by pick-up from here to Gekker + from Gekker to Lahore by bus
total cost almost 200Rs goes 4 times a mo., stays 1 day from morning to even.
goes often [[strikethrough]]be[[/strikethrough]] because of the demand in Lahore