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Title: Fay's sill-dressing machine ; Silk-winder.
Image ID: 825908
Image ID 825908
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 23 x 14 cm. (9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Machinery
Silk Industry
Textile Industry
Book Illustrations
Textile Machinery
Textile Mill Workers
Notes: Printed on border: "Silk-winder. B. The machine on which raw silk in the hank is transferred to bobbins preparatory to spinning. Each hank is extended upon a light six-sided reel, called a swift, a number of which are arranged on axes on each side of a frame. The bobbins, one for each swift, are arranged above them." Written on border: "1877" Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1884
Barcode Number: 33333159407135
Struc ID: 587834
Source: Knights new mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Textiles -- manufacture   View All images from Folder

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