Wirkmaschine [Hosiery Machine]
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A German encyclopedia article on the knitting or hosiery machine (Wirkmaschine) from Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon, 14th edition. It explains the difference between weft-knitting (Kulierstuhl) and warp-knitting (Kettenstuhl) frames, flat and circular machines, and the hook and latch needles, sinkers and presser used in loop formation. It covers William Lee's 1589 hand frame, the Paget and Cotton frames, and the Lamb flat knitting machine of 1866, and lists literature on the subject. A plate of numbered illustrations shows stitch formation, machine sections and details.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1903
- Language
- German
- Pages
- 6
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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