A single page from the journal Engineering (2 November 1900, p. 586) with patent abstracts under the heading Textile Machinery. It summarizes J. Cooper's combing machine patent (No. 13,363) for drawing superior noil from wool or hair using a serrated circular nip plate and press bar, and W. H. Eastwood's tension-regulating apparatus (No. 13,352) for warps, yarns and fabrics during sizing, dyeing, filling or calendering. Two figures illustrate the nip plate and press bar.