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Labor-saving looms (1907)

Draper corporation. [from old catalog], Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923 · [Milford, Mass., Printed by Milford journal co.] · leaf 32

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ed, asGilroy was something of a humorist; but it is evident from hisclear description of machinery then in use, that at this time thereexisted power looms capable of producing all sorts of intricatepatterns, together with carpet looms, embroidery machines, etc. William Crompton, of Taunton,… … The Japanese weaver with hand shuttle shows a methodstill in use in spite of modern improvements. 30 After the adaptation of the weft fork, automatic let-off mo-tions and parallel shuttle-motions, which were all applied beforei860, the plain loom remained practically stationary and unim-proved up…

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