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Title: Illustrated catalogue of cotton machinery built by Howard & Bullough American Machine Company, Ltd., Pawtucket, R.I., U.S.A. : opening, picking, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, twisting and winding machinery : warpers and slashers : containing also floor spaces, speeds, productions, gearing diagrams, useful tables and other information
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Howard & Bullough American Machine Co
Subjects: Howard & Bullough American Machine Co Cotton machinery Cotton machinery Cotton machinery industry -- Rhode Island Pawtucket Textile machinery industry -- Rhode Island Pawtucket
Publisher: (Pawtucket, R.I. : Howard & Bullough American Machine Company)
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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way as to form a circle two incheslarger than the diameter of the Cylinder. The Underscreensare attached to these Segment Rings, and this arrangementmakes it impossible for fly to collect inside the Screens orabout the edges of the Cylinders and Doffers. ELECTRICAL TESTS—AH Bends and Flats are tested atour works by special electrical apparatus, and this method oftesting gives greater accuracy than can be obtained in anyother way. More accurate Bends and Flats make closersettings possible. PERCENTAGE AND ALL CASING-OFF PLATES are madeof steel, polished inside and out, and bent to conform to thesurface of the cylinder. Each plate is set by gauge to theCylinder, and the closing up of all air spaces makes the accu-mulation of fly and cloudy carding impossible. A DJ UST M EN TS—Convenient adjusting arrangements withsetting screws and lock nuts are provided for the Knife Plates,Dorters and Licker-ins. These are all on the outside of themachine and are accessible and easily adjusted. 64
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65 LICKER-IN SHIELDS—To prevent the accumulation offly around the bearings and pedestals and the climbing of oilover the ends of the Licker-in onto the clothing, we supplystationary shields at each end. UNDERSCREENS AND FEED PLATES —Our Under-screens are specially heavy and well constructed, and ourFeed Plates are very carefully finished and fitted. We supplyspecial Underscreens and Feed Plates for long staple cotton.

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