The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 104
ady beginning to supply the powerto the few mills in existence, and in 1771 Arkwright erecteda new mill at Cromford, which was turned by the riverDerwent, and was supplied with a cylinder card machineand a spinning frame, which could roll as well as spin, andwhich was called a water frame from the… … DOMESTIC FLAX WHEEL An old German invention, commonly called the Saxony, or Leipzig, wheel.In some instances two spindles were attached to the same wheel, enablingthe spinner to form a thread with each hand.
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