Recent improvements in arts, manufactures, and mines : being a supplement to his Dictionary (1844)
Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857, Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857. Dictionary of arts, manufactures, and mines · London : Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 251
extremely simple; but owing to some circumstances in the 4 construction of the winders and plates, he has not been able to spin advantageously upon large machines above No. 20's. He has spun on it No. 56, and most beautiful yarn. The quantity this machinery produces is nearly one third more than… … Patents o/1838 and 1842. as the twisting, and Jigs. 156. and 157. will give the reader an idea of the frame. The yarn coming from the rollers, A, goes through an eye, B, to the wire, C, fixed in the flyer, D, and from thence on to the mule spindle, E : as the spindle revolves the flyer is dragged…
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