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Ten historic looms in real photographs: Jacquard machines, a reconstructed warp-weighted loom at Hedeby, hand and power looms, Northrop, Hattersley Domestic, and an Azerbaijani silk textile loom. An editorial selection rather than a quantitative ranking. Attribution: 1. File:Jacquard loom, photo 1.JPG; Alf van Beem; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacquard_loom,_photo_1.JPG; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 2. File:Jacquard-Webstuhl Museum Tuch und Technik.jpg; Sn KGS; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacquard-Webstuhl_Museum_Tuch_und_Technik.jpg; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 3. File:Haithabu Senkrechtwebstuhl 1.jpg; Kai-Erik Ballak; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haithabu_Senkrechtwebstuhl_1.jpg; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 4. File:19C (late) Japanese hand loom with flying shuttle.jpg; Morio; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:19C_(late)_Japanese_hand_loom_with_flying_shuttle.jpg; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 5. File:Bradford Industrial Museum Hand Loom with Witch 4929.jpg; ClemRutter; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bradford_Industrial_Museum_Hand_Loom_with_Witch_4929.jpg; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 6. File:Boott Mills Power Loom in operation.JPG; Jonathan Lansey; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boott_Mills_Power_Loom_in_operation.JPG; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 7. File:Early Power Loom Helmshore 6154.JPG; Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent.; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_Power_Loom_Helmshore_6154.JPG; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 8. File:Northrop Loom blackburn museum.JPG; Geni; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northrop_Loom_blackburn_museum.JPG; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 9. File:Queen Street Mill - Loom Hattersley Domestic 5443L.JPG; Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent.; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Street_Mill_-_Loom_Hattersley_Domestic_5443L.JPG; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video. 10. File:Loom for silk textiles from Azerbaijan in Museum of History of Azerbaijan.jpg; Interfase; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loom_for_silk_textiles_from_Azerbaijan_in_Museum_of_History_of_Azerbaijan.jpg; resized and fitted into a 9:16 video.