Description of a Machine for Twitching Wool
Sample pages
Page 5, at reduced quality. Open the document to read every page in full.
A 1794 article from The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures describing Hugh Hughes's machine for twitching (opening and loosening) wool, a task formerly done by hand with rods or in gigging mills. It includes extracts from two letters by Hughes, mention of certificates from users, and a lettered description of the crank, gear and flier mechanism, which can be driven by hand, horse, water or wind. An engraved plate shows the machine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1794
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
(A free account is all you need)
From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
Have missing pages or a better copy of this document, or another document to share? Contributing documents »