A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams (1829)
Curtis, Thomas, fl. 1820 · London : Thomas Tegg · leaf 591
on is com-municated by manual, or any other power appliedto the axis F, upon one end of which is thewheel K, acting in a pinion, fixed to one end ofthe axis of the brush. When the cotton arrivesin this country, it is again submitted to the actionof machinery, for the further separation of… … A and B are two rollers, having an endless clothC D, stretched over them. This cloth is called thefeeding-cloth, and its upper surface is, by therevolution of the rollers, always carried towardsD. E and F are two fluted rollers, which nearlytouch each other, and revolve, so that theirtouching…
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