Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 121
d enough to take offthe hat and block, and is allowed todescend to its lowest position to re-lease the sliding head upon whichthe block rests, and permit it to dropbelow the surface of the brim-plate,where it is held until the hat is re-moved by the hook-latches alreadymentioned. A set of machines,… … described for fur hats. The Eickemeyer pouncing machine noted in the same connection is alsolargely used. Two machines are however required, a right-hand and a left-hand machine, in orderto produce a nap in the same direction on both sides of the brim. This is not requisite in fur-hatmaking, owing…
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