Rope and Rope Making
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed.) article on rope and rope-making. It covers the fibres used (hemp, manila, sisal, jute, cotton), the construction of strands, hawser-laid and cable-laid ropes, hand spinning and laying in the rope-walk, and factory machinery (hackling, drawing frames, automatic spinners, house machines). It also treats cotton driving ropes for power transmission, wire rope construction and strength tables, aerial ropeways, and electrical cables. Illustrated with line figures and four plates of rope-works and machinery.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 10
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