The San Francisco call., 1895-11-24
VAL UAoLE new DEVICES,
A California Invention Which
Will Aid Cloth Manu-
facturerS.
The Methods of Weaving to Be Revo.
lutionized by a New Loom
Attachment.

In no one department of mechanism is
the development of what is known as the
American inventive faculty more strongly
illustrated than in the remarkable stride
made in weaving machinery by the new
loom attachment of the Hunt Loom and
Fabric Company. 1t is the invention of a
San Francisco man by the name of Hunt,
who is a practical machinist as well as
weaver, and represents quarter of CEN
stury of his undivided attention. The new
attachment consists of a carrier destined
to supplant the shuttle, bobbin and picker
stick of the looms in use all over the world.
Experts who have examined it claim that
it not only simplifies the old weaver's
loom but trebles its efficiency. with one
quarter the power now required in loom
operation. While those concerned were
being interviewed in their Offices at 504
Kearny street yesterday, stranger pres
ent, who professed years of experience in
the business, remarked: "This new loom
attachment will reduce the cost of woolen
stuffs in America as much as the entire re-
moval of the duty on imported cloths"
Samuel J. Hendy, president of the
Joshua Hendy Machine Works, we'll
known expert on machinery, said yester-
day: II have given this class Of machinery
a great deal of study, and believe the Hunt
loom attachment will save 20 per cent
upon the old machine. 1t does away with
! not only the clumsy heavy portions of the
old loom, thus saving motive power, but
saves time and money by keeping con-
tinually running. There are no bobbins
to be refilled every five minutes, there is
no Jar because the machinery is light and
simple, and there is no waste of thread.
1t will work great revolution in weav-
ing"
l.. T. Lewis. proprietor OF the Eagle Iron
Foundry, who has also examined the
Hunt loom attachment, said: 81 am ia
miliar with the new loom attachment and
regarded it as mechanical success. Weav-
ing with continuous filling thread is a
great improvement on old methods. This
attachment is cheap, durable, noiseless,
efficient, and weaveS woven fabrics at
less cost than ever before. believe it to
be an assured success"
A. j. Van Drake, mach1niSt and me-
chanical engineer, at l4l First street, was
particularly enthusiastic in his indorse-
ment. He said: During the construc-
ton of the new loom attachment l have
rendered some services upon it at my
machine-sho at 141 First street, in this
City. | am familiar with the principles
on which it is constructed. 1t is a sue
cessful solution of difficult problem in
weaving. The principle of continuous
automatic feeding of the filling yarn alone
makes it a success. 1t will hereafter enable
weaving to be done at much less cost
than ever before"
1t is generally conceded that the inven-
ton is very valua bic one as it solves a
problem which has been grappled With for
the last hundred years. A novice in COM
pairing the old style machine with the i'm
provement can the most readily appreciate
the clumsiness and drawbacks with the
old loom compared with the simplicity and
saving afforded by the new invention.
At present a company is being formed
to introduce the machine into the Eastern
States and Europe. If it will save the
weaver's wages, one can easily calculate
what economy it will afford upon the S0O,-
900 looms in operation in this country
alone. 1t does not require stretch of the
imagination to see in the application of
this attachment which can be easily ad-
justed to the old looms, twelve hours
continuous run with single adjustment.
This alone makes it the marvel of the
mechanical world.