 As I had never before turned my thoughts to anything mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew anything of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom was a most rude piece of machinery.  The Industrial Revolution - Page 28by Charles Austin Beard - 1919 - 105 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Guest - Cotton growing - 1823 - 110 pages
...of " cloth, such as it was, was the produce. " As I had never before turned my thoughts to any thing mechanical, either " in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew any thing "' of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first Loom must have " been a most... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1824 - 884 pages
...piece of cloth, such as it was, was the produce. As I had never before turned my thoughts to any thing mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew any thing of its construction, you will readily suppose that ray first loom must have been a most rude... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - Inventors - 1829 - 418 pages
...or knew any thing of its construction, it will readily be supposed that my first loom must have been a most rude piece of machinery. The warp was placed perpendicularly, the reed fell with a force of at least half a hundred weight, and the springs which threw the shuttle were strong enough... | |
 | George Richardson Porter - Sericulture - 1831 - 370 pages
...piece of cloth, such as it was, was the produce. As I had never before turned my thoughts to any thing mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew any thing of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom must have been a most rude... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1831 - 438 pages
...before turned my thoughts to mechanism, either in theory or practice, nor had seen a loom at work, nor knew anything of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom must have been a most rude piece of machinery. The warp was laid perpendicularly, the reed fell with... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 pages
...before turned my thoughts to mechanism, either in theory or practice, nor had seen a loom at work, nor knew anything of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom must have been a most rude piece of machinery. The warp was laid perpendicularly, the reed fell with... | |
 | George Richardson Porter - Sericulture - 1832 - 290 pages
...work, or knew any thing of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom must have been a most rude piece of machinery. The warp was placed perpendicularly ; the reed fell with a force of at least half a hundred weight ; and the springs which threw the shuttle were strong enough... | |
 | Biography - 1835 - 492 pages
...first attempts he had to contend with the difficulties which usually beset genius without experience. " As I had never before turned my thoughts to anything...mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had even seen a loom at work, or knew anything of its construction, you will readily believe that my first... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - Cotton growing - 1835 - 656 pages
...piece of cloth, such as it was, was the produce. As I had never before turned my thoughts to any thing mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew any thing of it* construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom was a most rude piece of... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - Cotton growing - 1835 - 590 pages
...piece of cloth, such as it was, was the produce. As I had never before turned my thoughts to any thing mechanical, either in theory or practice, nor had ever seen a loom at work, or knew any thing of its construction, you will readily suppose that my first loom was a most rude piece of... | |
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