Victory's Wool Spinner
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An 1861 Scientific American article describing Victory's continuous wool spinning machine, an adaptation of the cotton ring-and-traveler spinning frame, in operation at the Globe Mills in Utica, New York. It contrasts the intermittent spinning of the jack and mule with the new continuous process, and explains the drawing rolls, drawing head, gearing and cone pulleys that adjust twist and draft for different staple lengths. Two engravings show the whole machine and the drive assembly; patent details and a contact for information are given.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- June 29, 1861
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Reduced to 85% to fit on page
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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