How to build, equip and operate a cotton mill in the United States (1913)
Frank P. Bennett & Co · Boston, New York [etc.] F. P. Bennett & company, inc · leaf 253
regularl^overlap each other in such a way asto givp. an even appearance to th|sliver and also to strengthen it, andin turn afterwards to the roving andyarn. Perfect overlapping of fibres iionly obtained by the use of combers. Be7fore explaining the operation of comb-ing, as stated, the overseer… … Fig. 9. Sliver Lap Machine. tendency to curl up, and consequently,readily becomes crossed and tangledduring its treatment by the variousmachines. (3) The fibres composingthe yarn must be uniform in length,which is impossible to be obtainedwith the most perfect card of thepresent time. Examining…
Cotton manufacture · Textile factories
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