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Some attempt has been made to prepare a good display of spinning & weaving [[strikethrough]] ma [[/strikethrough]] appliances, but the space is too much restricted to permit of proper display of what apparatus we have. A case is filled with spinning wheels, reels etc. which were in use many years ago in the preparation of flax, cotton and wool yarns for hand looms, but it is not as attractive or instructive as it should be. It is interesting to compare the primitive impliments used for the same purposes in different countries, examples of which [[strikethrough]] we hav [[/strikethrough]] are shown. For instance, there is a hand reel of the present day from Siam which is precisely like the common English reel except that in the former the cross-pieces are in one plane while in the latter they are placed at right-angles. [[strikethrough]] and are then making [[/strikethrough]] This very slight change makes the English reel of a century ago far more convenient to use than the one in use in Siam.

Among the looms may be seen some very excellent specimens from various parts of the world. Perhaps the simplest are those still in use by the Indian of north america, of which, however, there are several varieties. In one case a fine Pimo Indian loom, collected by Dr. Edward Palmer, is well shown and described. a Moqui loom is also shown, but not in as good condition. Quite recently a Zuni loom was set up and some weaving done upon it by the Indian girl Wawah, thus enabling me to follow the successive operations, and understand them better than 

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