A descriptive and historical account of the cotton manufacture of Dacca, in Bengal (1851)
A Former Resident of Dacca · John Mortimer · leaf 32
17 SPINNING. the combed cotton upon a smooth flat board,' # and then rolling an iron pin backwards and forwards upon it with the hands, in such a manner as to separate the fibres without crush¬ … tic slips of the same material inserted into it, and strung with a cord made of catgut, muga silk, or of plantain or ratan fibres, twisted together. The bamboo slips are moveable within the centre piece, and in proportion to the extent they are drawn out, or pushed back, the tension of the cord is…
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