A MACHINE OR ENGINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF WEAVING, IN A MANNER ENTIRELY NEW, AND WITH MUCH LESS LABOUR AND EXPENCE THAN IS NOW PRACTISED
Year: 1791

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, STEPHEN
DOLIGNON, of the Parish of Christ Church, in the County of Middlesex,
Weaver, send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King George the Third, by His
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the Twenty-eighth day of May, in the thirty-first year of His reign, did
give and grant unto me, the said Stephen Dolignon, His especial licence that
I, the said Stephen Dolignon, during the term of years therein expressed,
should and lawfully might use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales,
and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "A MACHINE OR
ENGINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF WEAVING, IN A MANNER ENTIRELY NEW, AND WITH
MUCH LESS LABOUR AND EXPENCE THAN IS NOW PRACTISED;" in which said Letters
Patent there is contained a proviso, obliging me, the said Stephen Dolignon,
under my hand and seal, to cause a particular description of the nature of my
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
inrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within four calendar months
after the date of the said recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same
(relation being thereunto had) may more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Stephen Dolignon, do hereby declare that my said Invention of a machine or
engine for the purpose of weaving, in a manner entirely new, and with much

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AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Twenty-fourth day of August, in
the
year above written, the aforesaid Stephen Dolignon came before our Lord
the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification aforesaid, and
all and every thing therein contained, in form above written. And also the
Specification aforesaid was stamped according to the tenor of the Statute in
that case made and provided.

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The nature of this invention is to wave by us Machine rocking or huming to unit pre so organized. as to make un. • opening to dear the hired to the Harness to cause the Souths to studs down along the
hed through the opening to pull the Reed with force and strike the Cloth. The principle is compounded of becvitations and Onkifugison thus the Machine rocks the Shuttle falls and the Reed is
mude to trike the Cloth by Qunvitation the Butians are pulled back to the Harness and the Loumns rise and sink, by the points of bearing receding from their point of fixation, which, being
their center) I call Antrifugium. And these are the nature and principle of my Invention. The Machine is composed of the following parts. I The Stands. 2 The axis. 3 The Frame-
+ The Gibbet.. 3 The Battans and Bridge. 6 The Rolls. I The Prellies and Lines. 8 The Wrights. I The poising thought. 10 The Shuttle (and other parts ces in common Looms to wit the Road.
the Harness, the Clamps, the Harp, the Hot, or Short & most of these parts are new in form and all of new application. The Inm the Simmber and the Twition of many of these parts une not
essonbul but they may and in some cases must be supplied with others answering the same propose as is specified sonder the different breads but the principle remains the same
The proportions the weights the degree of declension will also vary from various causes but sincipally from the following: 1. The Materals with which the Alachine is to be made
of Word, 2. The Materials intended to be woven (whether Hump
(whether of Iron
slk) 3. The width (whether a Blanket or a •Rebband) 4. The Hungth (whether Sail
Cloth or fine Muslin) but the principle of working in all of them is the same. In adue to make the whole evident I here specify one Hordon Machine calculated to make as silk
Bision of Swonten inches wide and from this description it will be seesy to adapt that tions the waghts. the Dequees of Decorsion and of Declivity card position of the parts
to the Matuals of which they are to be made and to the materials width and Cloth invited to be oven. Oigure 1. The Stands. There are two Stands B. fixed to the Floor
Sloping at an Angle of lighteen deques from the Perpendicular I at two feet one Ince and in half distance from the Conke of one to the contrer of the other that neurest
to the Reed is two feet six Inches high from the Floor to the Top and has a Martiers, to receive the heid that mearest the Cane Roll is one • foot some inches high and has
a Mortice, a, to receive the end of the axis. Figure 6. In Mocks thirt require a stron: blow it will be necessary to have another Strong Stord N or hoe in front cond one behind
O. firmly fixed in the Ground • in Brickwork and so placed that the Frame when truned to a Lovel, shall touch the front post or posts 11. This is in order to support the
blow and to have the Buttand wright H cunning off to a Pulley I on the front and the spanding wight Is to a Sulley R. on the back post 0 this will save Fuction, on the
stands a. a, and the whole to be tied by a •shong plank S. The hais. Figure 1 C - fraid to the cams pieces of the Frame in the middle on an imaginary.
ning from the middle of the breast roll. to the middle of the Cure Roll and is received into the Mortices, a. a of the Stands and supports the whole in Equipsise. In thong works
Figure 6 it
to have the axis supported by a shong Block on which it my han as the Hinge of a Snuff Box or an additional number of stands to support the
blow and as it is not necessary to have the axis all in one piece the Frame may be supported by Pins P. (making part of the Contral axis/ in the front and hind posts. Sigue
1. The Frame D is six feet long inside two feet six Inches broued inside four inches dee; and one inctions, quarter, thick - There are two arcas preces 6.6 which divide the inside Space on
three equal parts - The Frome is suspended on the stands by the axis at a declivity of Eighteen degrees from the storyon. The use of this Declirty is to give steadiness to the Shuttle
while in the act of sliding through the opening und to keep it close to the Reed - Ine shony works where the opening is large little or no declivity will be required for the Ungle formed by
the Warp will form a Declivity of itself. Figure 2. The Gibbet B. is one foot or inches high minide and two feet eight inches und an half broad maide making together a Square, which
is fixed to the Frams at one Frot four inches and an half distance from the upper part of the tume inside. It hus two Pullies c. o. on the top fixed me on each side at five
Inches and, three quarters from the middle the Grooves of which um in a direction from the Bunst Roll to the Arne Roll and on these two Pullies the lams I are
kung by lined
(which I well the top lines) a. d. communicating from one Lame over the Pulleys to the othe Lam both cams hang it the distance of four Inches from the top of the labbet inside. There are
at the bottoon in the middle in Grooves remning from right to left at half an Inch asunder the first of these pullies leads the line of fastened to the front |
-Lawn to the Floor at of where it is fixed at the distance of thirteen Inches of me.
thetaus me is the best philly
| leads the Line & fustoned to the hind Lam to the Floor at I und is fixed it the sine distance on the left hand of the said imaginary line. These twe Lines I call the bottom
Lines and the place when each is fixed on the Floor its place of Fraction or contre when the Frame is at its lowest degree of declensions to the left the line fixed to the left must be suf-
perently night to sink the hind Lum One Inch und un • half and consequently to ruise the pont Loom One inch and un half which makes an opening of threw Inches at the sternus
and when the Frume is at the lowest degree of declension to the right the Line fixed to the right must be sufficiently light to sink the fimt Lam. me inch and an hulf and consequently
to raise the hind Lum one Inch and an hulf which makes the other opening of three Inches at the Starness. If there are four six or mow lams there must be for each puur of Lawns the
sume number of publies as for the two above described and they must be tied up in the same mannor 1- Figures 3.4.. The Battons C are two teet six inches inside along the Resel II._
There are two side puas ½ r. one foot Ion inches & an
one on each side which project four inches in front to support the Bridge I on Mortices out at an.
2 Angle of Saunty five
despues with the Reed and is the Angle the art forms (when at an opening) with the Reed is is a flat and straight price of wood running from one side of the Battons to the other imme-
diately under and in contact with the Wack when at an •opments the use of the Bridge is to support the Shuttle rohin in the act of sliding through the opening the propetion of the side
prices 7. tr. is to give steadiness to the to and fro motion of the Battand, and to support four fullies i i. i. i me of which is placut near each end of each side piece which pullies rest or
froll the Battens to and fro on the edge of the Frame at the lover and I of the left hand side piece to. is fastered alone or Buell which runs on a Pully I fixed perpendicularly
side of the Frame and thence to the Floor, where it is fixed at the lower and I of the right hand side piece, to, is fustomed anothwaline or Dull frumning over another Buelly and fastened
in the same manner as the above. These two Lines or Pulls I. cull the Battan's Pulls, m.m and the place whew each is ficut on the Floor its prcent of Fraction or content. when the Brune is.
at the lowest deque of declension on the left side the line on the right hand must be light mough to hold the Baltons close to the Starness and when at the lowest degree of decension on the
right the line on the left hand must likewise be tight enough to hold the Buttand close to the tunes on the upper and ;.; of each side pesce to to rounds the breast holl there is a line to fadmed.
which lines run over two Quellies p. p fixed one at each and of the top of the upper side of thems and lead the said lines to two other Pullies of of fixed perpendiculurly. on the middle of
the said upper side of the Frame and thence to a weight which I call the Battans waght it cause it is by this night that the Bastons are brought dose and the Reed made to strike enth
[ force against the Cloth In words waks it will be necessary to have too lines to each point of Fucator or Cartre of the Button's Bulls one. which wall communicate to me side price and this other.
to the other side piece over Pullies. This is to gwo stecediness to the Motion of the Battend - Bags. "The Rolls une the same as in common forms only the vens Roll is spanded by has sought
Rotus T. one on each side running over for pullies 3 s. fixed on the top of the lower end of Hume and thence to two other Thillies & I fixed prependicularly. in the middle of the same and
thence to the right to which spands the Houp. The Qullus and Lines have already been described the Articles Sebbet and trattons The Mughts have likenis bem descubed in the articles Rolls and
Battans. The poising weight N Figure 2 is fastened to the middle of the under part of the set and is to • bring the Orcome to do. I but may be fastmed with equal advantage to any other
moccupied part of the center of the imaginary Line but must depond from the silles. The Hl. is five inches long. one inch und a yearker unde and three quarters of an Insti cup not being
heary mough to slide down quick a little lead is put in the bottom of it - The other ports being a common forms creed one particular descrphin here The's
• moving pance is go by two Lovers; ons omcach
suite of the Frame lifted up by a shaft in the same manner as the Hamper of an Oil Mill, cat love has a Dutch wouch at its qualest height lays hold of the side of the Frame and bong quitted by
the Shaft bring it down to its lowest declension and queets it then because it is outof its falling line. The may be homed by hund back night. See Make becom or any power that can be applied to guara
tory or vibrating lotion. The manner of inking the Muchine Ons of the Loves being raised and quitted the Shaft catches the side of the Frame which being suspomnited on an nous is washed clowns by at to
the necessaris degree of declension on one side. At this degree of declension the Pulls at 9.9 Figure 2 ng farther removed from their front of Texation or links hull down on Lam and by the top lines de
rives the other Lam which makes one opening and the fulls at n. n. Figure 3. bring likande farther from the pound of Freation or linke dean the Buttons to the Harness and the Declension makes the
Shuttle. Aude dron along the head through the opening then the Trams is brought to a Love by the ing sought. Then the Battans being. no longer held by the Gulls at n & are drawn by the Battion's
thright and the Reed shikes the Cloth with Force. Then the other Love by weighing down the Troms to soms diques of declension on the ther side the Sam that sunk before uses and that which ross
which makes the other opening the Shuttle Slides through that opening and the Read is again ought to and shikes the Cloth.
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made to strike the Cloth by Gravitation the Buttans are pulled back to the Starness and th Linded of Gravitation and Conrifugium thus the Machine rocks the Shuttle fall and the heed is
meir center) I call Centrifugium. And these are the nature and principle of my Invention Lams rise and sink by the points of bearing receding from their point of fixition (which being
* The Gibbet.. 5 The Battens and Bridge. 6 The Rolls. I The Dullies and Lines. 8 The Wthe Machine is composed of the following parts. I The Stands. 2 The axis. 3 The Frame -
the Karness, the Clamps, the Warp, the Hoof, or Shoot &c - most of these parts are new in 12ts. 9. The poising Wright. 10 The Shuttle (and other parts as in common Loom to wit the head
essential but they may and in some cases must be supplied with others answering the and all of application. The Form the Number and the Position of many of these parts are not
The proportions" the weights the degree of declension will also vary from various causes ligame propose as is specified under the different heads but the principle remains the same
(whether of Iron or of Wood; 2. The Materials intended to be woven (whether Hemp (principally from the following: 1. The Materials with which the Machine is to be made
Cloth or fine Muslin) but the principle of working in all of them is the same. lk) 3. The width (whether a Blanket or a Ribband) 4. The Strength (whether Sail
Persiun of Seventeen Inches wide and from this description it will be
der to make the whole evident I here specify Wooden Machine calculated, to make a Silk
to the Materials of which they are to be made and to the materials width and Clottic to be woven - Figure 1. The Stands. There are two Stands B. fixed to the Floor
y and poverion of the parts
Sloping at an
Angle of Eighteen deques from the Perpendicular £ at two feet one fenced
to the Reed is two feet six Inches high from the Floor to the Top and has a Mork an
it an half distance from the Centre of one to the centre of the other that nearest
a Mortice, a, to receive the end of the Axis Figure 6. In Works that require
to receive the Axis that nearest the Cane Roll is one foot ten inches high and has
shy blow it will be necessary to have another Shong Stand N or two in front and one behind
O. fuimly fixed in the Ground or in Brickwork and so placed that the Frame when turned to a Level shall touch the front post or posts ii. This is in order to support the
blow and to have the Battans weight II running off to a Pulley I on the front and
stands a, a, and the whole to be tied by a
spanding weight I to a Pulley R. on the back post I this will save Friction on the
shong plank S . The Axis. Figure 1 toed, to the cross pieces of the Frame in the middle on an
ning from the middle of the breast roll, to the middle of the Cane holl and is receive into the Mortices, a. a
imaginary Line rum-
Figure 6 it
of the Stands and Supports the whole in Equipoise. In shone works
may necessary to have the axis supported by a strong Block on sich it my turn as the Hinge of a
blow and as it is not necessary to have the axis all in one piece the Frame in
it ay turn as the Hinge of a Snuff Box or an additional number of Stands to support the
1. The Frame D is six feet long inside two feet six Inches broad inside four inches, and one inch one quarter thick - There are two cross pieces b. b. which divide the inside Space in
de supported by Pins P. (making part of the Central axis/ in the front and hind posts - Figuxe
three equal parts - The Frume is suspended on the stands by the axis at a decliv" "Eighteen degrees from the Starion - The use of this Declivity is to give steadiness to the Shuttle
while in the act of sliting through the opening and to keep it close to the Reed In stand works where the opening is large little or
the Warp will form a declivity of itself - Frisure 2. The Gibbet E. is one foot six inches his inside and two feet eight inches and an half broad inside making together a Square which
(works where the opening is large little or no declivity will be required for the Angle formed by
is fixed to the Frame at one Fost four inches and an half distance from the upper part. the Frame inside – It has two Bullies c. c. on the top fixed
Inches and three quarters from the middle the Grooves of which won in a direction An the Breast Roll to the line Roll and on these two Pullies the Lams I are
(which I call the top lines) a. a. comminicating from one Lam over the Pullys to the oth
two pullies e. e.
Lam to the floor at of where it is lov
be
one on each side at five
hung by Lines
at the lotion in the midile in Grooves running from right & leli Lam both Lams hang at the distance of four Inches from the top of the Gibbet inside. There are
leads the Line & fustened to the hind Lum to the Flove at I and is fixed at the
There
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Inch asunder the first of these pillion tools the line of fastened to the front
nows the thers tina the wor funtly
-distance on the left hand of the said imaginary Line. These two Lines I call the bottom
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Lines and the place where each is fixed on the Floor its place of Fraction or anice when the Frame is at its lowest degree of declension to the left the Line fixed to the left must be suf-
ficiently tight to sink the kind Lam One Inch and an half and consequently to raise the "ont Lam One inch and an half which makes an • opening of three Inches at the Starness
and when the Frame is at the lowest degree of declension to the right the Line fixed to the right must be sufficiently tight to sink the front Lam. one inch and un
half and consequently
to raise the hind Lam one Inch and an hulf which makes the other opening of three Inche at the Starness. If there are four six or more Cams there must be for each pair of Lums the
sume number of pullies as for the two above described and they must be tied up in the same manner - Figures 3. 4. - The Battans G. are two Feet six inches inside along the Reed H.-
two side pieces h. n. one •foot ten inches & an half long
one on each side which project four inches in front to support the Bridge. I. on Mortices out at an Angle of Seventy five
degrees with the head and is the Angle the Wip forms (when at an opening) with the Reed is is a flat and shaight price of wood running from one side of the Battans to the other imme-
dicitely under and in contact with the Warp when at an opening the use of the Bridge is to support the Shuttle when in the act of sliding through the opening the propition of the side
pieces h.h. is to give steadiness to the to and fro motion of the Battans, and to support four ; illies i. i. i. i one of which is placed near each end of each side piece which pullies rest or
roll the Battans to and fro on the edge of the Frame at the lower end II of the left hand side piece h. is fastened a Line or Pull which runs on a
Bully I fixed perpendicularly
side of the Frame and thence to the Floor, where it is fixed at the lower end II of the right hand side piece, h, is fastened another Line or Full rimning over another Prilly and fastened
in the same manner as the above. These two Lines or Pulls J. call the Battan's Pulls, m. m and place where each is fixed on the Floor its point of Fixation or centre n. n. when the Frame is,
at the lowest degree of declension on the left side the Line on the right hand must be tight enough to hold the Battans close to the Starness and when at the lowest degree of declension on the||
right the Line on the left hand must likewise be tight enough to hold the Battans close to the Shiness. On the upper end j. j of each side piece h. h. towards the breast Roll there is a line & fastened
which Lines run over two Pullies p. p. fixed one at each end of the top of the upper side of the Frime and lead the said Lines to two other Pullies q. q fixed perpendicularly in the middle of
the said upper side of the Trume and thence to a weight which I call the Battans weight. It cover to it is by this weight that the Basions are brought close and the Reed more to smilelef
force against the Cloth In wide wens it will be necessary to have hoo lines to each point of Gricition Contee of the Button's Pulls one of which will communicate to one side pièce and the other_
The holls are the same as in common Looms only the came holl is spanded by two weight
to the other siste piece over The tits, is is
Ropes
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one on each side running over, also pullies s. s.
fixed
me vooroor of
on the top of the lower end of the
on that
I thence to the Weight L. which spands the Warp. The Dullies and Lines have already been described Frame and thence to two other Pullies t t. fixed perpendicularly in the middle of the same and
Battans-The poising weight M. Figure 2 is fastened to the middle of the under part of the go the Articles Gibbet and Battans The Weights have Likewise been described in the articles Rolls and
unoccupied part of the Centre of the imaginary Line but must depend from the sides. The bet and is to bring the Frame to a Level but may be fastened with equal advantage to any other
ea
uttle is five inches long one inch und or quarter wide and three quarters of.
1
s; one on each
a little Liad is put in the bottom of it - The other parts being ai
(no common Looms need no particular description here - The moving power is given by two Levers,
- an Inch deep not being
heavy enough to slide down quick
2 an Oil Mill,
side of the Frame lifted up by a shaft in the scene manner as the Stamper of
the shaft brings it down to its lowest declension and quits it then because it is out of its falling line. The t
lever has a Catch which at its greatest height lays hold of the side of the Frame and being quitted by
tory or vibrating Motion. The manner of working the Machine. One of the Levers bring raised and quittedt may be huned by hand Jack weight, Horse, Water, Steam or any flower that can be applied to give a rota
the necessaris degree of declension on one side - At this degree of declension the Pulls at 9.9 Figure 27 the Shaft catches the side of the Frame which being suspended on an axis is weighed down by it to
rises the other Lam which makes one opening and the pulls at n.n.
Shuttle, Mide down along the Reed through the opening then the Frame is brought to a Level by the fed from their point of Fucation or Centre draw the Battans to the Harness and the Declension makes the
"ing
Height and the Reed strikes the Cloth with Force. Then the other Lever by weighing down the Frame to
which makes the other opening the shuttle Slides through that opening and the Reed is again
wright. Then the Battans being no longer held by the Fulls at n. n. are drawn by the Battan's
same dique of declension on the other side the lam that sunk before rises and that which
ught to and strikes the Cloth.
rose sinks.

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Specification of a Machint or
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nuture of this invention is to weave by a Machine rocking turning to and fro so organized as to make an opening to draw the heed to the Harness to cause the Shuttle to stide down along the
heed through the opening to pull the Reed with force and strike the Cloth. The principle is compounded of bravitation and Centrifugium thus the Machine rocks the Shuttle falls and the heed is
made to strike the Cloth by Gravitation the Buttans are
pulled back to the Harness and the Lams rise and sink by the points of bearing receding from their point of fixation, which being
their center) I call Centrifugium. And these are the mature and principle of my Invention - The Machine is composed of the following parts I The Stands. 2 The axis. 3 the Frame -
* The Gibbet.. 5 The Battans and Bridge. 6 The Rolls. I The Bullies and Lines. 8 The Weights. I The poising Wright. 10 The Shuttle (and other parts as in common Looms to wit the heed
the Harness, the Clamps, the Warp, the Woof, or Shoot & most of these parts are new in form and all of
essential but they may and in some cases must be supplied with others answering the same purpose as is specified under the different heads but the principle romains the same
application. The Form the Number and the Position of many of these parts are not
The proportions the weights the degree of declension will also vary from various causes but principally from the following: 1. The Materials with which the Machine is to be mude
(whether of Iron or of Wood, 2. The Materials intended to be woven (whether Hemp or Slk) 3. The width (whether a Blanket or a
Cloth or fine Muslin / but the principle of working in all of them is the same. In ader to make the whole evident I here specify one Worden Machine calculated to make a Sett-
hibband) 4. The Strength (whether Suil
Dusian of Seventeen Inches wide and from this description it will be easy to adaper thions the weights, the Beques of Declension and of Declivity and position of the parts
to the Materials of which they
are to be made and to the materials width and Cloth innded to be woven. Figure 1. The Stands. There are two Stands B. fixed to the Floor
Sloping at an Angle of Eighteen degrees from the Perpendicular A at two feet one Inc and an half distance from the Centre of one to the centre of the other that nearest
to the Reed is two feet six Inches high from the Floor to the Top and has a Mortice &, to receive the tais that nearest the Cane Roll is one foot ten inches high and has
Mortice, to receive the end of the Axis. Figure 6. In Works that require a shon blow it will be necessary to have another Strong Stand N or two in front and one behind
O. firmly fixed in the Ground or in Brickwork and so placed that the Frame when rinned to a Level shall touch the front post or posts u. This is in order to support the
blow and to have the Battans weight II running off to a Pulley I on the front and th spanding weight Le to a Pulley R. on the back post 0 this will save Fuchon on the
stands a, a, and the whole to be tied by a shong plank S. The Axis. Figure 1. C & fixed to the cross pieces of the Frame in the middle on an
ning from the middle of the breast roll, to the middle of the Cane Roll and is received into the Mortices, a. a of the Stands and Supports the whole in Equipoise _ In steen of works
Figure 6 it
to have the axis supported by a strong Block on which it my turn as the Hinge of a Snuff Box or an additional number of Stands to support the
blow and as it is not necessary to have the axis all in one piece the Frame. -may be supported by Pins P. (making part of the Central Clais / in the front and hind pests - Fiann
1. The Frame D is six feet long inside two feet six Inches broad inside four inches dir and one inch one quarter thick - There are two cross pieces b. 6 which divide the inside Space
three equal parts - The Frame is suspended on the stands by the axis at a declivity of Eighteen degrees from the storyon - The use of this Declivity is to give steadiness to the Shuttle
while in the act of sliding through the opening and to keep it close to the Reed In strong works where the opening is large little or no declivity will be required for the angle formed byg
the Warp will form a declivity of itself. Figure 2. The Gibbet E. is one foot six inches high inside and two feet eight inches and an half broad inside making together
is fixed to the Frame at one Foot four inches and an half distance from the upper part of the Frame inside It hus two Fullies c. c.
Inches and three quarters from the middle the Grooves of which run in a direction fin the Breast Roll to the Cane Roll and on these two Pullies the Lams I've
on the top fixed one on each suts ut fire
(which I call the top Lines) d. a . communicating from one Lam over the Pullys to the othe Lam both Lums hang at the distance of four Inches from the top of the Gibbet inside. There are
hung by Lined.
two pullies e.e.
at the bottom in the middle in Grooves running from right to left at half an Inch asunder the first of these fiullies reads the line of fastened to the front
Lam to the Floor at If where it is fixed at the distance of thirteen Inches on of
leads the Line & fastened to the hind Lam to the Floor at I and is fixed at the sine distance on the left hand of the said imaginity Line. These two Lines I call the bottern
imaginary line coming in the oumo direction as the Axis and the lust fully
Lines and the place when each is fixed on the Floor its place of Fraction or conice when the Frame is at its lowest degree of declension to the left the Line fixed to the lift med to suf
piciently tight to sink the hind Lam One Inch and un half and consequently to raise the pont Lam One inch and an half which makes an
(and when the Frame is at the lowest degree of decension to the right the Line fixed to the right must be sufficiently tight to sink the front Lam. one inch und un half und consecrecortly
opening of threw Inches at the Sternéé
to ruise the hind Lum one Inch and an half which makes the other opening of three Inches at the Starness. If there are four six or more Lams there must be for each pair of Linns the
sume number of pullies as for the two above described and they must be tied up in the same manner - Figures 3.4. - The Battans G. are two Feet six inches inside along the tied II._
There are two side pieces n. n. one foot ten inches & an
half long
one on each side which project four inches in front to support the Bridge. I. on Mortices cut at an.
degrees with the Reid and is the Angle the Warp forms (when at an -opening with the Reed is is a flat and shought price of wood running from.
-Angle of Seventy five
dicitely under and in contact with the Warp when at an opening the use of the Bridge is to support the Shuttle when in the act of sliding through the opening the projection of the seder
-one side of the Battans to the other imme
pieces h. h. is to give steadiness to the to and fro motion of the Battans, and to support four fullies i vi i one of which is placed near each end of each side piece which pillies rest or
roll the Battans to and fro on the edge of the Frame at the lower end I of the left hand side piece h. is fastened a Line or Pull which runs on a
side of the Frame and thence to the Floor, where it is fixed at the lower end II of the right hand side piece, tv, is fustered another Line or Full rimning over another Pully and fustineal
Pully I fixed perpendiculurly in that
in the same manner as the above. These two Lines or Pulls J. call the Battan's Puit's, m.m and he place where each is fixed. on the Floor its point of Fixation or centre n n. when the Frame
at the lowest deque of declension on the left side the Line on the right hand must be night enough to hold the Baltuns close to the starness and when at the lowest degree of declension on the
right the Line on the left hand must likewise be tight enough to hold the Battand close to the Sturness. On the upper end j.; of each side piece h. h. towards the breast Roll there is a Line &. festoned
which Lines run over two Pullies p. p fixed one at each end of the top of the upper side of the Frame and lead the said Lines to two other Pullies q. of fixed perpendiculurly
the said upper side of the Frame and thence to a weight which I call the Battens weight II ecause it is by this weight that the Battans are brought close and the Reed made to strike with
force against the Cloth In wide works it will be necessary to have two Lines to each point of Frication or Centre of the Buttan's Pulls one of which will communicate to one side piece and the other
over Pullies, This is to give steadiness to the Motion of the Baltans - Figure 5. The Rolls are the same as in common Looms only the came holl is spanded by for weight:
one on each side running over, two pullies s. s. fixed on the top of the lower end of the Frame and thence to two other pullies t t. fixed perpendicularly in the middle of the same und
thence to the Weight L.. which spands the Warp. The Dullies and Lines have already been described in the Articles Gibbet and Battans The Wrights have likewise been described in the articles tiells and
Battans - The poising weight M. Figure 2 is fustened to the middle of the under part of the Gittet and is to bring the Trame to a Level but may be fastened with equal advantage to any other
inoccupied part of the Centre of the imaginary Line but must depend from the sides. The Duttle is five inches long one inch und a quarter wide and three quarters of.
heavy enough to slide down quick a little Lead is put in the bottom of it - The other poats being asin common Looms need no particular description hue - The moving power is given by two Lovers; one on euch
an Inch deep not being
suite of the Frame lifted up by a shaft in the same manner as the Stamper of an Oil Mill, each lever has a Catch which at its qualest height lays hold of the side of the Frame und beone; quitted by
the shaft brings it down to its lowest declension and quits it then because it is out of its falling line. The that may be tuned by hand Sack weight, Horse, Water, Steam or any power that can be applied to givte rota-
ory or vibrating Motion. The manner of working the Machine. One of the Levers being raised and quitted by the Shaft catches the side of the Frame which being suspended on an uais is weighed down by it to
the necessaris degree of declension on one side - At this degree of declension the Puells at g g Figure 2 ofing further removed from their point of Fixation or links, hell down one. Lum and by the top Linis dd.
ises the other Lam which makes one. -opening and the pulls at n.n. Figure 3. being likavise farther removed from their point of Frication or Contre draw the Battans
huttle, Alide down along the Reed through the opening then the Frame is brought to a Level by the posing weight. Then the Battans bring
the Harness and the Declension malies the
Weight and the Reed strikes the Cloth with Force. Then the other Lever by weighing down the Frame to the same degree of declension on the other side the Lam that sunk before rises and that which rose simps
no longer held by the Pulls at n n are drawn by the Wattens
which makes the other opening the Shuttle Slides through that opening and the Reed is again brought to and strikes the Cloth. -
to the other side pièce
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