American telegraphy and encyclopedia of the telegraph; systems, apparatus, operation (1909)
Maver, William, jr. [from old catalog] · New York, Maver publishing company · leaf 665
s the Chinnock cable^winder, popularly termed the^spinning jenny. It is shownin cross-section in Fig. 427. The device consists of a bobbin a,split in two parts, lengthwise, and having a hole through thecenter as indicated. An end view of the bobbin is given at b. The device is employed as follows:… … otherwise. The bobbin is now free to be moved along the guardwire w and cable c, as indicated in Fig. 428. Strong marlineis then wound on the bobbin in layers, from one end to the other,and thence back to the starting point, and so on. The marline isthen attached to a support, as at p. A larger…
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