Textile Industry at the Vienna Exhibition -- No. XIX: Schoenherr's Looms
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Part of a series in Engineering on the textile industry at the 1873 Vienna Exhibition, this installment concludes the description of Schoenherr's power looms. It details the new patented weft-catcher (needle and lever mechanism that stops the loom when a weft thread is missed), Schoenherr's steel shuttle with spool holder, a Sächsische Webstuhlfabrik shuttle with wedge spool fastening, the shuttle-driving levers and springs, and the temple for cloth with strong selvages. Illustrated with engineering drawings; the author judges it among the best mechanical looms in use.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- January 2, 1874
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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