A one-page column from the journal Engineering (5 November 1897) summarizing two British patent specifications for textile machinery. The first, by R. B. Hardman of Bury, covers an apparatus that cleans wool or cotton-waste sliver of grease by passing it through a closed tank of solvent, using travelling chains and pressing rollers. The second, by H. Bentley of Bradford, describes a vat with a liftable framework, geared rotating sticks, and a windlass and trolley for scouring and dyeing hanks of yarn.