History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) (1922)
Boston : Frank P. Bennett · leaf 42
and again, several may nearly dup-licate each others contrivance. So withCrompton. He said that his mind was con-stantly occupied for four years w^ith the de-sire to so improve the Hargreaves machinethat the thread would not break. The re- muslin in trade. He attempted to gain agrant from… … E « <o suit was an automatic adjustment of the Ark-wright rollers so that the carriage with thespindle receded at the moment the rollersdelivered the thread. In this manner thethread was lax for a second or two beforethe strain of winding it on the spindles. Theeconomic advantage was the ability…
Textile industry -- United States · Textile fabrics -- United States
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