Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 217
TURE OF ROPES. their reception. This top V thus placed prevents the strandsfrom twisting, except in the direction of the smaller end;while a man stationed immediately behind, compresses therope by a simple piece of apparatus, and causes the twist tobecome hard and firm. The top as the rope closes… … a larger or smaller rope, so far as the principle is concerned.The three strands are twisted round each other in the samemanner by an apparatus more or less powerful according tothe size of the rope. From three such ropes as these a cable is formed inprecisely the same manner, the three being fixed…
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