Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907)
Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 239
186 WOOLEN And worsted spinning to the second gill boxes (which are exactly like the first) a number of them, say six, are made up into a set so that their combined weight will equal 240 pounds. Such a set of six cans might weigh respec- … Fig. 117. Double Head Can Gill Box. tively, 39|, 39|, 41, 39, 40, and 41 pounds, making the desired total, 240 pounds. In some instances, a number of heavy cans accumulate, and the total weight for six cans exceeds 240 pounds. When this occurs, a larger draft gear is used on the machine to make a…
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