Spinning Head
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A one-page dictionary entry on the spinning-head, a spinning machine in which drawing and twisting are combined in one head. It describes Lewis Paul's 1738 patent machine with successive pairs of rollers running at increasing speeds, and a similar U.S.-patented apparatus (Fig. 5408). It also describes a machine for twisting and winding single strands of flax and hemp (Fig. 5409).
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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