Two-page article from The Textile Mercury (Feb. 1, 1890) describing an improved vertical cotton opener of the Crighton type made by John Hetherington and Sons, Vulcan Works, Manchester. It covers the creeper feed with porcupine, the new grooved grid, a water-sealed step protector, the patent double fan, working speeds and output, and a double machine for Surat cottons, with three line drawings. A short note on the Bailey-Friedrich steam motor for electric lighting follows, along with brief trade news items.