Beetling Machine
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A dictionary entry describing the beetling machine, used to finish linen and cotton cloth by hammering. It focuses on the Patterson machine made by Mather & Platt of Manchester, which uses spring-mounted hammers driven by eccentrics at 420 blows per minute, compared with about sixty for older cam-lifted fallers. Three cloth rollers on revolving disks allow continuous operation. An engraved plate illustrates the machine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1884
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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