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Page xiii
... loose incline - Improvement in the backing - off chain tightening motion ; causes of its require- ment - Imperfection of the winding apparatus as left by Roberts - Successive improvements - Messrs . Platt Bros. and Co.'s automatic ...
... loose incline - Improvement in the backing - off chain tightening motion ; causes of its require- ment - Imperfection of the winding apparatus as left by Roberts - Successive improvements - Messrs . Platt Bros. and Co.'s automatic ...
Page 46
... loose flossy mass presenting a great surface with little weight to the action of the winds , which , if not interfered with , would carry them far and wide in the locality of their growth . In some instances very thin transparent and ...
... loose flossy mass presenting a great surface with little weight to the action of the winds , which , if not interfered with , would carry them far and wide in the locality of their growth . In some instances very thin transparent and ...
Page 62
... loose " fly , " waste , and similarly dan- gerous matter , that is liable to spontaneous ignition , and may result in the burning of the structure . The inner surfaces of the walls ought to be smooth and even , in order to prevent " fly ...
... loose " fly , " waste , and similarly dan- gerous matter , that is liable to spontaneous ignition , and may result in the burning of the structure . The inner surfaces of the walls ought to be smooth and even , in order to prevent " fly ...
Page 64
... loose " fly , " waste , and similarly dan- gerous matter , that is liable to spontaneous ignition , and may result in the burning of the structure . The inner surfaces of the walls ought to be smooth and even , in order to prevent " fly ...
... loose " fly , " waste , and similarly dan- gerous matter , that is liable to spontaneous ignition , and may result in the burning of the structure . The inner surfaces of the walls ought to be smooth and even , in order to prevent " fly ...
Page 74
... loose state , and unfit for convenient transport to distant markets ; hence it is necessary to compress it into less space , which is ordinarily performed by means of hydraulic presses . The package leaves the press in the well - known ...
... loose state , and unfit for convenient transport to distant markets ; hence it is necessary to compress it into less space , which is ordinarily performed by means of hydraulic presses . The package leaves the press in the well - known ...
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Arkwright's arrangement attached attenuated backing-off chain bobbin boiler carriage carried centre coiled comb commencement cone connected connecting rod cotton counter faller counts cylinder diameter doubling drawing drawing rollers driving drum faller wire fibres fixed flyer front gearing Hargreaves improvement inches incline increased invention inventor jenny latter layer length lever lifting loose machine means mechanical mill motion movement mule nippers obtained operation outward run pair passing perfect pinion Platt Bros portion Portrait position production pulley quadrant result revolution revolutions per minute revolving ring frame roller beam round roving frame Samuel Crompton scroll seed shaft shown in Fig sliver slubbing speed spindles spinner spinning frame spun strap stretch surface teeth thread throstle tin roller tion trade Trans traverse tube turned twist uncoiled vols warp yarns water frame weft weight wheel whilst winding faller winding-on wound yarn
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