Wool Combing
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An illustrated article by H. Beevers of Keighley Technical College on how wool is combed for worsted manufacture. It covers hand combing and early mechanical attempts (Cartwright), then describes the Noble, Lister and Heilmann combing machines and compares their uses. It ends with top finishing (gilling, conditioning, balling and bumping). It includes photographs and labelled diagrams of the Noble and Lister combs.
- Type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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