Knitting; a manual of practical instruction in the mechanical details of all types of knitting machinery, their operation, adjustment, and care (1909)
American School of Correspondence, Metcalf, M. A. [from old catalog] · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 369
have points of excellence The type of machine used almost universally for finishing opera-tions on knitted underw^ear is the one which makes some form of achain stitch. The reason for its use is that the threads may be ledto the machine and used directly from large cones or spools, thusavoiding the… … Fig. 34. Willcox & Gibbs Lock Stitch Machine. The mechanical design and construction of the chain-stitch type,in the matter of continuous rotary motions, and strength and sim-plicity of parts, is more favorable to high speed than any lock-stitchtype. For these reasons the chain-stitch machines…
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