Jacquards
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An International Correspondence Schools instruction text on jacquard machines in three parts (Serials 498A, 498B, 498C). Part 1 covers construction and operation of single-lift and double-lift jacquards, including hooks, needles, cylinder motions, griffs, and fixing and timing. Part 2 covers harness tying: comber boards, couplings, building and varnishing harnesses, and straight-through, lay-over, centered, and combination ties. Part 3 covers card cutting on the piano machine, reading designs, cutting a set of cards, hand and automatic lacing, and automatic repeating machines. Illustrated with many mechanical line drawings and a few tie diagrams.
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