The theory and practice of cotton spinning, or, the carding and spinning master's assistant : showing the use of each machine employed in the whole process, how to adjust and adapt them to suit the various kinds of cotton, and the different qualities of yarn, and how to perform the various calculations connected with the different departments of cotton spinning, illustrated by appropriate engravings, also an historical sketch of the rise and progress of cotton spinning, and a short account of the cultivation of cotton quantities imported and consumed, different growths, &c
A 1836 Glasgow manual on cotton spinning by James Montgomery, written as a practical guide for carding and spinning masters in the mills. Its plates are precise engineering drawings of machines such as the fly frame, spreading machine, drawing frame and throttle frame, drawn in plan, elevation and detail views with fine hatching and gear teeth. A designer could draw on their clean mechanical linework, dense interlocking gearing and labelled diagrammatic structure for technical or industrial heritage themes.
