Flax Machines
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A three-page encyclopedia article on machinery for processing flax, from Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics. It briefly explains retting and scutching, then describes two machines: the Spiegelberg flax-scutching machine, with a side elevation and plan view, and the Wallace flax-cleaning machine from Belfast, with an engraving. Details given include operating principles, parts, capacity, attendants and power requirements.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1897
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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