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 206
k.The jack is made in two pieces, known as the front half and the backhalf, and is attached to the bed by means of a pin, on which it swingsat the right end. The left end is held up by a spring, and by pressingthis spring back, the jack is allowed to drop down, swinging on thepin at the right end.… … Fig. 99. Short Carriage Machine. The Jack. The jack is made with bitts for the purpose offorming the tubular stitch when one row of needles only is being usetl.When both rows are in operation at once, the opposite needle performsthe work of the jack bitt, and the bitt is not then absolutely…
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