The useful arts and manufactures of Great Britain (1861)
Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 254
54 ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. a lever moving through a small arc of a circle. The finished cloth (g), kept stretched by the temples (h), is shown, as well as a finished portion wound upon the cloth-beam (i). It will be understood, then, that when such a loom is properly mounted, five distinct actions… … THE SHED. up each thread of weft with the batten. 4. It un- winds the warp from the warp-beam. 5. It winds the woven material on the cloth-roller. In the most im- proved power-looms there is a sixth action, Avhich is perhaps the most beautiful of all. It is a contrivance for stopping the loom in…
Textile printing · Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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