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... perfect acquaintance with the market is also required in order to conduct the commercial section of the business safely and profitably . The former is neces- sary in order to enable those in charge to exercise strict supervision over ...
... perfect acquaintance with the market is also required in order to conduct the commercial section of the business safely and profitably . The former is neces- sary in order to enable those in charge to exercise strict supervision over ...
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... perfect , as in this country has been the case in almost every instance . It would appear that the epoch of mechanical invention was not destined to be inaugurated by or amongst these peoples . Cotton manufacturing does not seem to have ...
... perfect , as in this country has been the case in almost every instance . It would appear that the epoch of mechanical invention was not destined to be inaugurated by or amongst these peoples . Cotton manufacturing does not seem to have ...
Page 44
... perfect development . In this process the cylinder walls are constantly growing in thickness by the depo- sition of material on their inner surfaces . When maturity has been attained , and the seeds are ready for casting , the vital ...
... perfect development . In this process the cylinder walls are constantly growing in thickness by the depo- sition of material on their inner surfaces . When maturity has been attained , and the seeds are ready for casting , the vital ...
Page 46
... Fibres possessing these character- istics are considered well developed , being the longest and strongest . But amongst the perfect fibre there is always more or less of unripe , imperfectly developed , or 46 COTTON SPINNING .
... Fibres possessing these character- istics are considered well developed , being the longest and strongest . But amongst the perfect fibre there is always more or less of unripe , imperfectly developed , or 46 COTTON SPINNING .
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... perfect convo- lute form in the fibre ; and , as seen in the illustrations , fibres that from other causes are imperfectly developed come in the same category : hence do not possess the same cohesive power when spun into yarn . When ...
... perfect convo- lute form in the fibre ; and , as seen in the illustrations , fibres that from other causes are imperfectly developed come in the same category : hence do not possess the same cohesive power when spun into yarn . When ...
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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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