Cyclopedia of textile work - a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907) (14586225407)

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Title: Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects
Year: 1907 (1900s)
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Subjects: Textile industry Textile fabrics
Publisher: Chicago : American school of correspondence
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth



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FifT. 22. Elevation of .Singeing Maeliine. made by the (Iranger Foundry and Machine Co. of Providence.The plates in this machine are heated by petroleum, and rows offlames from the same fuel placed between the plates. The wliole singeing room should be well ventilated, and it isadvisable to furnish eacli machine with a separate hood and forceddraught. Any excess of nap remaining after the bleacliing must be re-moved by shearing, since singeing can never be done successfullyafter bleacliing, owing to the more or less seorelied or brown colorit imparts to the cloth. 62 TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND DYEING. 53 The extent to Avhicli the shearing is carried out and theperiod of the operation at which it is performed, depends upon thenature of the cloth and the uses to which it is to be put.
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Tlic shearing machine consists of a set of very sliaip steelblades spirally set into a roller Avhich revolves rapidly, near and 63 54 TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND DYEING. parallel to a stationary blade, the whole resembling an invertedlawn n ower. (See Fig. 2(3 li.) The shearing is acconiplisliedby passing the clotli full width between the stationary and therevolving blades. The shearing machines are also equipped withrapidly revolving brushes, which serve to bring out the nap before