Barker, A. F. (Aldred Farrer), b. 1868, Gardner, Walter Myers, 1862- [from old catalog], Snow, R. [from old catalog], Cook, William Hall. [from old catalog], Bradbury, Fred. [from old catalog] · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 116
ndedfrom the cradle we cannot well gauge the mental effortnecessary to evolve the idea of a continuous spinning processin place of the slow intermittent process. But it came atlast, and the flax wheel, giving about three times the pro-duction, was evolved. In this the deftly extended sliver ofright… … ElG. 9.—Double-grooved Wheel A ; Pedal B ; Flyer C;Bobbin I). wound, both twisted it and wound it neatly upon this bobbin.No doubt the difficulty in evolving this arrangement wasdue to the fact that it is impossible to effect the continuous 96 TEXTILES feeding in and twisting of a sliver without…
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