On the job : engineers eye filling winders / TWUA Research. [19--?]

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On the job : engineers eye filling winders / TWUA Research. [19--?]

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Report regarding automatic filling winders, bobbin strippers, and bobbin feeders which would attach to loom frames and thus eliminate the filling winding room as a separate department. Describes device receiving consideration from mill management and outlines problems foreseen with its use and why such use may not make economic sense.

2 leaves ; 28 cm.

American Textile History Museum Library

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American Textile History Museum Library

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