Improvement in the Power Loom
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Short 1848 notice from Scientific American's 'New Inventions' column about R. P. Cunningham of Abington, Connecticut, and his improvement to the power loom. It reports that the improvement lets a loom run over a wider range of speeds, up to about 200 picks per minute against a usual 100, with a claimed 15 to 30 percent speed increase and no added yarn breakage or wear. An editorial note asks that loom improvement reports state the weft quality and picks per inch. The page includes an engraving of a power loom with a seated operator.
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- Article
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- 1848
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- English
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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