The cotton weaver's handbook : a practical guide to the construction and costing of cotton fabrics, with studies in design (1908)
Heylin, Henry Brougham, b. 1870 · London : C. Griffin ; Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 247
icking and also lessening the wear and tear of shuttles, pickers, &c., several patents have been taken out, one of which, known as Butterworth and Dickinson's, is herewith described and illustrated in Fig. 318. A cranked finger or lever, 1, is mounted on the stop-rod, 2, of the loom, and such… … the first-mentioned finger, 1, is 319. -Loose Reed Easer. removed from contact with the swell, 3, the resistance of the spring, 5, being overcome by the action of the bowl or runner, 11. Fig. 319 illustrates another form of loose reed which is patented by Butterworth and Dickinson, a description of…
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