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A practical treatise on weaving and designing of textile fabrics : with chapters on the principles of construction of the loom, calculations, and colour (1885)

Ashenhurst, Thos. R. (Thomas R.) · Huddersfield, [Eng.] : J. Broadbent · leaf 141

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result must be most disastrous to the warp. What is commonly known as the stop rod is designed to meet this contingency. In the back of the box a spring is affixed which acts upon a lever a, Fig. 35. Attached to the front of the loom frame is a frog, b. The lever is so arranged that when the… … 35- lever remains down and strikes the shoulder of the frog ; the force of the concussion knocking off the loom, by throwing the belt on the loose pulley. The action of this protector must be in a high degree injurious to the loom if not properly arranged, for the loom is brought to a sudden stop…

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