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Draw frames and fly frames : being a practical treatise on the above machines

Thornley, T. (Thomas) · 1898 · Manchester : A. Heywood · 49 pictures

A practical treatise on cotton-spinning preparation machinery by Thomas Thornley, published in Manchester by A. Heywood in 1898 for mill operatives, overlookers and textile students. Line-engraved elevations, sections and schematic plans show gearing trains, spindles, bobbins, roller stands and drafting paths, all keyed with letters — useful for mechanical diagram motifs, fine hatching, and repeated cylinder-and-shaft forms.

Textile machinery

Internet Archive · UMass Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0