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 412
48 ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. tlie room. Above the swifts are the bobbins, simi- larly arranged, one bobbin for each swift. The bob- bins being first connected with the swifts by means of the silken filament, are set in motion, thereby causincr the swifts to turn round and deliver the silk. … As the hanks vary somewhat in size, the dimen- sions of the swifts are accommodated to the hanks by a simple contrivance. The swifts are made of laths of laucewood, arranged in pairs upon a cen- tral nave ; the outer extremities of each pair are rather farther asunder than the inner ends, and are…
Textile printing · Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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