Spinning
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An encyclopedia article on spinning, outlining the progression from the spindle and distaff to the spinning wheel. It describes Mr. Antis's improved wheel with a reciprocating bobbin, Hargreaves's spinning jenny, the slubbing machine or billy, and Arkwright's roller spinning. It closes with the adaptation of roller frames to flax and worsted, including the wet-spinning of flax.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1828
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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