Hat-Pressing Machine
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A one-page dictionary entry from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary describing machines that press a hat bat or cone into hat form. It explains Simonet's machine, in which water pressure forces a rubber membrane dome over a steam-heated mold, and variants using a rubber block or a sawdust-packed rubber diaphragm. Engravings (Figs. 2438-2441) show sectional and side views.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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