Yarn Assorter
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A short dictionary entry from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary describing the yarn-assorter, a bent-lever balance for finding the size (count) of yarn. A skein is placed in the pan and a pointer shows its number on a graduated arc. The entry notes that cotton and woolen yarn need different graduations, and includes an illustration (Fig. 7378).
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- Article
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- 1876
- Language
- English
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