The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 77
e would be no problem,for human ingenuity has not failed to devise a tool which enablesa man to accomplish the task. But the work of the hand sharpener iscostly; on the main cylinder alone he has to sharpen, on the average,over 2,000,000 points. This takes time, and the time of skilled crafts-men… … Fig. 67.—Card-Sharpening Attachment to Carding Engine (Front) CARDING 53 The tool of the hand sharpener is a flexible straightedge, coveredwith emery, and named the strickle. Armed with this tool a skilfulworkman can make card clothing of the very highest quality, regular,straight, and…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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