Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-04
The Abel Loom excitement.

The interest of the public is increasingHeYery day
in regard to this wonderful invention. It's merits
to be universally acknowledged by experienced
and practical men throughout the country. We
copy from the Manufacturers Review, of New York,
the following:
ABEL's COMBINATION LOON. - Our exchanges
have for some time past been filed with notices of
this loom; but the claims put forth in Its behalf
were so novel and astonishing that considered it
proper to await further developments before repro
ducing them. Time has worn on; the loom has
been constructed exhibited and worked in the pres
ence OF prominent and critical experts, and the re-
suit has been such hearty commendation and EN-
dorsement that 1t becomes our duty to draw the at
tention of readers to this triumph of Ameri-
can inventive genius.
The inventor Mr.. Abel is a native of Vermont
and has experienced the usual early fate of his class
poverty and discouragem mt of various kinds. He
persevered, however and the result Is now before
the pubic in the shape Of a loom which seems
destined to rank with the prominent inventions of
our age.
This loom is simple in construction and may be
made of any siz according to the ice whlch II Is
desired to prodlce For cloth of the ordinary
width its extrem dimensions are o1iy i've feet
eight inches by 1va feet, and boy turning crank,
can without dihculty supply the motive power for
to four of them wi5hout the assistance of Sec
ton hands. And now, having seen how the ma
chlne Is worked, let us examine how IL works We
no ice, In the first place. that il takes the yarn
dlr,cJ from the bobbin. There is no dressing, no
beaming, spOo ing, warping, &c.. no need of reels,
udTut55Ooy leuiptst u5eu
appurtenances, only previous carding spinning
and winding on bobbins being required. BY a
peculiar moion, combining, in fact, the operations
of knitting and weaving, the yarn is turned at
once into the most perfect otn. Let now OBJ
serve the working of thi, loom. Forty revo lion5
pei. inmate, tpentysfre ydTds Of c!oth the hour,
which Is as ucn as an average loom heretofore has
made in day. 1t taxes its own warp or filing
from the same OObDin as the welt threads. Now
bobbin has run out; 1t Is repa ced by fresh one
and the work goes on without In eruption. Taking
a sample of the cloth, we astOni med at Its
smoo hness and perfection. 1t Is so strong and firm
that it is neary impossible to rend It, Being both
knit and woven, you cannot ravel it. With all its
strength it possesses that ine stocky feel, which
distinguishes the finest qualities of French cloth,
owing to the fact that this loom can work up ex.
ceedingly sack-twist yarn to mucn greater extent
than tine old looms. And the loom turns out $50 to
300 yards Of this cloth in single day.
1t would, indeed be impossible to accept such
surprising statements upon verbal assurances,
and the inventor has therefore taken to afford
the public every opportunity to satisfy themselves
of their truth by personal Inspection. THIS loom
has been exhibited at the prominent manufacture
ing towns, such as Boston, Providence, Hartford,
&C., &c. in the presence of the most Intelligent and
experienced manufacturers, capitalists, engineers
and scientific men, and has everywhere and from all
sides received unqualified endorsement. pFomi-
nent manufacturing firm Of Rhode Island purchased
ten looms at once; the Merchants wooden company
of Dedham, Mass, the Assabet manufacturing COM
paDy of Assabet Mass. and others have ordered
several and new applications are coming In dailv.
The authorities of the institute of technology at
Boston have expressed themselves highly pleased
u
their institution. Companies are already being
formed in many of the states for purchasing the
rights OF manufacturing using these LOOMS aud
though we will mention no names, 1t is no secret
that prominent and influential capitalists are
ing in the matter.
| While the amount Of work which this machine is
able to perform is truly surprising the range of Its
applications Is hardly less So 1t weaves every vari-
ETY. of patterns, stripes, ribbed, plain and fancy
| work; it weaves jute and fax, as well as cotton,
wool or silk II can produce tine blankets and ele-
giant carpets, as well as wool sacks, gunny cloth and
bagglng. This remarkable loom Is therefore espe-
cially suited to the requirements of the southern
and western states where the facility for erecting
mills are inferior to those IN the east. 1t will how
ever undoubtedly find its way everywhere as it de-
serves to do; for an invention which slmpliies
hitherto complicated process, and at the same time
reduces the cost of an indispensable of life, to such
remarkable extent as the "Abel LOOM" is bless
| ing to mankind
The merits and performances of this new loom
are SO great, and its prominent features SO novel
that many of our readers are perhaps inclined TO
| consider them somewhat exaggerated. So we
thought ourselves when we first heard of the mat
ter and an di,oche of our paper was sent TO exam
Inc into It, He has seen the loom ia operati on,
and samples of the cloth, made IL his presence are
now before US. All the above facts were obtained
and furnished to as by nIm and we have therefore
no hesitation to place them before our readers and
TO call their attention to this machine which marks
new era In the manufacture of textile fabrics.
Bargains in fancy dry goods at Rcche's, to close
out that department-SO and 20 Main street
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| Iamsou, Glazier & Co will hold thair ragnIav