Draper corporation. [from old catalog], Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923 · [Milford, Mass., Printed by Milford journal co.] · leaf 94
BARTLETT LET-OFF. The Bartlett was our standard until the Draper-Roper let-off appeared. We owned the original Snell and Bartlett patentand sold over 50,000 of them for use on old and new looms be-fore 1S70. … DRAPnR-ROPBR LBT-OFF. All let-off motions which are governed by the tension of thewarp are manifestly affected in their action if the work of oper-ating the letting-off devices increases. As the yarn weaves offthe beam, and the diameter of the yarn circle on the beamgrows less, the Bartlett and…
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