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... short staple cottons ; description CHAPTER VI . DRAWING , SLUBBING , AND ROVING . DRAWING : definition ; its objects ; doubling or combining slivers ; minimizing irregularities ; theoretical results- Practical imperfections of doubling ...
... short staple cottons ; description CHAPTER VI . DRAWING , SLUBBING , AND ROVING . DRAWING : definition ; its objects ; doubling or combining slivers ; minimizing irregularities ; theoretical results- Practical imperfections of doubling ...
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... short review will show that whether judged by the amount of capital invested , the number of people employed , or the area over which it is spread , the cotton trade must be admitted to have but few rivals , and hardly any equal in ...
... short review will show that whether judged by the amount of capital invested , the number of people employed , or the area over which it is spread , the cotton trade must be admitted to have but few rivals , and hardly any equal in ...
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... short grey down , whilst the fibre it bears is classed short . It is found native or exotic in Egypt , Asia Minor , Arabia , India , and China . The short stapled variety of Egyptian cotton is. COTTON . 15.
... short grey down , whilst the fibre it bears is classed short . It is found native or exotic in Egypt , Asia Minor , Arabia , India , and China . The short stapled variety of Egyptian cotton is. COTTON . 15.
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... short- stapled and very white . Figs . 2 and 3 show the fibres of these two plants enlarged under the microscope , the first being Surat and the second Smyrna cotton , shown upon micrometer lines on glass Too of an inch apart . The ...
... short- stapled and very white . Figs . 2 and 3 show the fibres of these two plants enlarged under the microscope , the first being Surat and the second Smyrna cotton , shown upon micrometer lines on glass Too of an inch apart . The ...
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... . These yield the white varieties of Egyptian cottons , and in several respects fall short of the best qualities of the thoroughly acclimated sorts . The chief characteristics of Egyptian cottons are the length , 30 COTTON SPINNING .
... . These yield the white varieties of Egyptian cottons , and in several respects fall short of the best qualities of the thoroughly acclimated sorts . The chief characteristics of Egyptian cottons are the length , 30 COTTON SPINNING .
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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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