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Textiles (1910)

Barker, A. F. (Aldred Farrer), b. 1868, Gardner, Walter Myers 1862- [from old catalog], Snow, R. [from old catalog], Cook, William H. [from old catalog], Bradbury, Fred. [from old catalog] · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 107

An illustration from Textiles, 1910, leaf 107
achine forcontinuous long fibre spinning ismuch more subtle and compli-cated than that required forshort fibre spinning. The flax wheel (Figs. 9 and9a) consists of a double-groovedwheel {A, A) worked by a foot-pedal (B) round which two bands pass, one to the groovedflange on the spindle and flyer… … Fig. 9a.—Diagram of Flyerand Bobbin arrangementon the ordinary FlaxWheel. THE PRINCIPLES OF SPINNING 89 the grooved flange or driving wheel of the spindle, it there-fore goes somewhat quicker than the spindle and flyer.The bundle of flax or wool is conveniently placed above theflyer and bobbin, and…

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