Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 75
revolving blunt-edged knife whichthrows out more of the dirt through a screen. Thereis a suction of air through the screen which helpsremove the foreign substances. The cotton passes Picking and Carding Cleaning 6o TEXTILES AND CLOTHING through several of such machines, being formed intoa soft web… … COTTON OPENER AND PICKER The cotton from the bale is thrown into A, carried by the spiked apronsB and C, evened by E, removed from the apron by F (some of thedirt falls through the screen into box C) is beaten by the revolving knife, N P, more dirt being removed through screen JV, thengoea through…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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