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Class 6.—MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND TOOLS.North Areas A. B. 10 to 31 ; C. D. E. 1 to 10, & 19 to 33 ; G. II. 25, 20.
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fifth, or sixth, &c., threads cross each other. Figures,flowers, or patterns of any kind are produced by dividingthe warp between a number of bealds, which can beraised or lowered at pleasure, while threads of differentcolours may be either concealed or brought forward uponthe face of the fabric, or be made to change places ac-cording to the pattern. The Jacquard loom, as it iscalled, is a contrivance attached to a loom for raising orconcealing different threads.
In the power-loom the services of the weaver are dis-pensed with, the various movements being performed byself-acting machinery, driven by the steam-engine.—C. T.]
Messrs. Benjamin Hick and Son, Soho Foundry, Bolton,are the makers and exhibitors of the steam-engine (0-horsepower), together with the mill-gearing and framing forturning the above machinery.
The card clothing on four of the carding engines wasmanufactured by Joseph Sykes and Brothers, Bindley,near Huddersfield ; and that on the other two by Mr.Horsfall, of Manchester .
2 Booth & Co., Preston, Lancashire —Manufacturers.
Mule spindles, with buttons and drum warves, andmule spindles with buttons and cylinder warves, for spin-ning cotton and silk ; they are made capable of revolvingat the speed of about 7,000 revolutions per minute. Theshape of the top of the spindle lessens the vibration of theyarn, and consequently the breakages.
Throstle spindle and fly, for spinning cotton, silk, flax,or worsted.
ltoving spindle and fly, for spinning cotton. The fly issupplied with Iver’s patent spring, &c.
Winding spindle, for winding cotton, silk, &c.
Spindle, for reeling cotton, silk, &c.
Skewer, for winding cotton, silk, &c.
3 Ckabtree, Thomas, Godley, near Halifax —
Manufacturer.
Card-setting machine, which accomplishes the entiremanipulation for producing the complete card from thewire and leather or cloth in their primary state; it willmake cards for wool, cotton, or silk; used in the manu-factory of Messrs. J. Sykes and Brothers, card manufac-turers, Acre Mills, Lindley, near Huddersfield .
[A card, for carding cotton, wool, and other analogousfibrous substances: it consists of a series of forked wires,both ends of which are inserted through holes made in astrap of leather, and then bent very regularly to therequired inclination. Cards in the carding-engine seemto lay all the fibres of cotton or wool in one direction,accumulating it into a loose mass called a fleece, prepara-tory to the process of spinning. The first card-makingmachine was patented by J. C. Dyer, of Manchester , in1811, and is said to have been the invention of an Ame-rican named Whittemore. It is a most beautiful andefficient piece of mechanism.—W. D. L. R.]
4 Dalton, John , Mottram-in-Longendale —Inventor.
Machine for printing calicoes, de laines, and other textile
fabrics. By one process a corresponding or varied patternis printed on each side of the fabric. It may be employedas a double printing-machine, for printing on one side twopieces at the same time. The construction is applicableto printing machines generally, and consists in substitutingfqr the ordinary iron printing cylinder, a newly-inventedcylinder, constructed with the exterior surface of guttapercha, and in dispensing with the_ use of the endless-webor blanket, and the lapping, which is required in theordinary machines, to afford a yielding surface to theaction of the engraved roller. These new cylinders pos-sess in a great degree the properties of permanence andelasticity, and are superior to other appliances from theirincreased efficiency and economy. A more accurate anduniform impression of the pattern is obtained, and a
saving of one-tliird of the power required to work theordinary machines is effected. When used in two ormore coloured machines, the fitting-in of the pattern willbe correct, and without variation; and no allowance, asusual at present, will need to be given to the engravedrollers to compensate for the extension of the web.
5 Preston, Francis, Manchester —Manufacturer.
Spindles and flyers used in preparing, spinning, and
doubling of cotton, silk, worsted, woollen, and flax.
[Several American machines exhibited in this portionof the Building.]
6 Parr, Curtis, & Madeley, Manchester —
Manufacturers and Patentees.
1. Carding engine, made with rollers and clearers.
2. Drawing frame of three heads, three boxes to eachhead, with four rows of rollers, patent coders, and revolv-ing can-motion, and patent stop-motion.
3. Slubbing-frame, with patent improvements, whichconsist in the application of a coiled spring to the presser,giving it a more uniform pressure, and reducing theweight of the flyer. A frame is fastened to the beam, onwhich a carriage moves, carrying the tension weight forlightening the cone strap instead of allowing it to rest onthe grooved shaft, and gearing is applied to the shorteningand traverse motions.
4. Roving-frame, with the same patent improvementsas applied to the slubbing-frame.
5. Patent self-acting mule, 1| inch gauge, similar toSharp and Roberts, with patent improvements, whichconsist in the application of a positive motion to producethe required changes, dispensing with the use of the cam-shaft, and other important advantages.
6. Patent self-acting mule, 1J inch gauge. An adapta-tion of Sharp’s radial arm to Smith and Robertson’s manglewheel and stripping mule, with patent improvements.
7. Patent self-acting mule, 1) inch gauge. Arrangedwith the headstock at one end, with patent improvements,which consist in the peculiar arrangement of the head-stock, and in the novel motion applied to wind the yamon to the spindles.
8. Planing machine for metals; self-acting in the hori-zontal, vertical, and angular cuts. Its chief objects arestrength and simplicity.
9. General shaping machine, for shaping metals. Itplanes horizontal, vertical, angular, circular, and polygonwork, and hollows down to half an inch radius. Motionis given to the crank by a pair of wheels bored eccentric.
10. Slide and screw-cuttiDg lathe, fitted with gearedhead-stocks, having conical mandril, and case-hardenedsteel bearings and collars; guide-screw the whole length;compound slide-rest, self-acting in the longitudinal andtransverse direction.
11. Drilling machine for drilling holes to li inch dia-meter, with self-acting feed motion; the pressure regu-lated by an improved friction break, or given by the foot.
7 Leach, Thomas, Oldham Mood, Rochdale—
Manufacturer.
Doffing and cleaning plates, for cotton and wool ma-chinery. Temple teeth and springs for power-looms.Springs and under clearers for throstles and mules.
10 & 46 Mason, J., Globe Works, Rochdale —JointInventor and Maker.
Single carding engine, lap-machine, and self-actingfeeder; the same, with condenser attached, intendedproduce a number of endless cardings or slubbings, andispense with the use of the billy-machine, and the banrequired to work it. . j
Patent condenser, orendlesscarding-engine for w0 ° ’ ?self-acting feeder for any second or finisher carding-cngAction of the Machine. —The wool is removed from