The art of weaving, by hand and by power, with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times (1844)
Gilroy, Clinton G · New York, Baldwin · leaf 181
s or levers, in which is fastened the hook a for pulhng do^\^lthe lash. The two parts a and b, as seen in Fig. 75, are openedby cords connected to the treadles when they are in the position tocatch the head of the lash, but shut again by their own gravity, asin the Fig. before the lash is pulled… … where 1, 2, 3 and 4. are the ends of the levers, and the small pul-leys i, have cords running over them, to recover the levers after thelash is drawn, h (Fig. 71) is the escapement for opening thehooks, and allowing one set of lashes to escape and another to en-ter. Q, (Fig. 71) is a roller…
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