Worsted Machinery
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A one-page dictionary entry on worsted machinery from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. It explains how long-stapled combing wool differs from short woolen wool, including the serrations of the fibers and felting. It then outlines the processing steps: sorting, washing, screw-gills, combing by hand and by machine, tops, drawing into rovings, and spinning, along with yarn numbering by hanks per pound.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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