Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907)
Chicago : American school of correspondence · leaf 191
of the main functions of the combing machine may bedefined as that of separating the short and curly fibers from the longstraight fibers. There are several classes of combing machines, but the principalmakes are the nip motion and the circular motion. LISTER OR NIP COMB The Nip Comb represents the… … 148 WOOLEN AND WORSTED SPINNING influence on the worsted industry of the world. The short, fine woolswere seldom used for worsted at the time the nip comb was invented,which is, perhaps, why the skill of the inventors was directed towardthe perfection of a machine to comb long wools, mohairs,…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
Internet Archive · UMass Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
