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... seen among the glossy dark green leaves , is singularly beautiful ; and in the hottest countries , where the yellow blossom or flower , and the ripened fruit , are seen at the same time , the beauty of the plantation is , of course ...
... seen among the glossy dark green leaves , is singularly beautiful ; and in the hottest countries , where the yellow blossom or flower , and the ripened fruit , are seen at the same time , the beauty of the plantation is , of course ...
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... admirable are their productions . We learn from two travellers of the ninth century , that in India they made garments of such extraordinary perfection , that nowhere else were the like to be seen ; they 14 COTTON FIELDS AND.
... admirable are their productions . We learn from two travellers of the ninth century , that in India they made garments of such extraordinary perfection , that nowhere else were the like to be seen ; they 14 COTTON FIELDS AND.
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Henry Brown (artisan.) nowhere else were the like to be seen ; they were woven of that remarkable fineness that they could be drawn through a ring of moderate size . Marco Paulo tells us , that in the thirteenth century they produced ...
Henry Brown (artisan.) nowhere else were the like to be seen ; they were woven of that remarkable fineness that they could be drawn through a ring of moderate size . Marco Paulo tells us , that in the thirteenth century they produced ...
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... . The spinning wheel now became the sole point of consideration : it was clearly seen that unless that instrument could be improved , all hope of extending the cotton trade must be abandoned . The demand of 30 COTTON FIELDS AND.
... . The spinning wheel now became the sole point of consideration : it was clearly seen that unless that instrument could be improved , all hope of extending the cotton trade must be abandoned . The demand of 30 COTTON FIELDS AND.
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... seen , belonging to the Wyatt family , which dissipate all doubt on this subject ; and it has been ultimately proved in a court of justice , by printed documents as well as by the most impartial testimony , that the glory of the first ...
... seen , belonging to the Wyatt family , which dissipate all doubt on this subject ; and it has been ultimately proved in a court of justice , by printed documents as well as by the most impartial testimony , that the glory of the first ...
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Page 72 - The warp was placed perpendicularly, the reed fell with the weight of at least half a hundred-weight, and the springs which threw the shuttle were strong enough to have thrown a Congreve rocket. In short, it required the strength of two powerful men to work the machine at a slow rate, and only for a short time.
Page 17 - Nor was this all, but it crept into our houses, our closets, and bed-chambers ; curtains, cushions, chairs, and at last beds themselves, were nothing but...
Page 70 - to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the conversation turned on Arkwright's spinning machinery. One of the company observed that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands would never be found to weave it.
Page 133 - An Act to regulate the Labour of Children and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United Kingdom...
Page 71 - Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that it is more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game.
Page 71 - I then had of the business, there could only be three movements, which were to follow each other in succession, there would be little difficulty in producing and repeating them. Full of these ideas, I immediately employed a carpenter and smith to carry them into effect. As soon as the machine was finished, I got a weaver to put in the warp, which was of such materials as sail cloth is usually made of. To my great delight, a piece of cloth, such as it was, was the produce.
Page 9 - European would scarcely be able to make a piece of canvas, with the instruments which are all that an Indian employs in making a piece of cambric.
Page 72 - April, 1785. This being done, I then condescended to see how other people wove ; and you will guess my astonishment when I compared their easy modes of operation with mine. Availing myself, however, of what I then saw, I made a loom in its general principles nearly as they are now made. But it was not till the year 1787 that I completed my invention, when I took out my last weaving patent, August the 1st of that year.
Page 5 - At the hour of prayer, he repaired to the mosch of Medina, clothed in a thin cotton gown, a coarse turban on his head, his slippers in one hand, and his bow in the other, instead of a walking staff.
Page 95 - ... to apply it with exactness,) and struck with an iron mallet. Thus the figure was impressed upon the cloth, one colour only being used at once ; and if other colours were required to complete the pattern, it was necessary to repeat the operation with different blocks. In order to produce more delicate patterns than could be engraved on wood...