A treatise, giving a thorough description of the properties and supply of the fibres, as well as the various processes required for converting wool, cotton, silk from fibre to finished goods, covering both woven and knit goods ... construction of the most modern improvements to preparatory machinery ... accessories relating to construction and equipment of modern textile manufacturing plants .. (1895)
Posselt, E. A. (Emanuel Anthony), 1858-1921 · Philadelphia, E.A. Posselt; London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co · leaf 143
t is necessary to cross thewhip threads against the standard threads, a featurewhich puts an extra strain on the whip threads, and,in order to reduce this strain as much as possible,when a thread has to be in the upper part of the shedfor two or more picks, the leno i. e. the half and re-turn… … The half and return motion thus means, that theharness only moves to an intermediate position (half- way), and then back again to its original position, i. e.without descending to the closed shed. The construction and operation of the Whitin lenomotion is best given by means of the…
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