IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED OR TERRY FABRICS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph McCabe, of Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED OR
TERRY FABRICS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph McCabe at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd December 1870.
JOSEPH MCCABE, of Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster.
THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED OR TERRY FABRICS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED
IN SUCH MANUFACTURE."
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
My Invention relates principally to the manufacture of double-faced figured
looped or "terry" fabrics for towelling and other purposes, but it may be also
employed for weaving fabrics with a plain back and with a figured looped or
"terry" face, with either grey or colored yarn.
I use one or more warps divided into sections, onc section for the ground and one
for the "terry."
The warps may be wound upon the saune beam, but I prefer to use separate beams
for the ground and "terry" warps.
By preference I work all the warp threads by means of one jacquard machine (or
more) placed above the loom, drawing in the ground or back
threads through
warp
the mails attached to the back rows of hooks, and the "terry" or pattern warp
threads through the mails attached to the front rows of the hooks.
In order to produce the looped or "terry" effect I use (in combination with the
jacquard machine for producing the pattern) either the arrangement of mechanism
for which Letters Patent were granted to me and John Walker, dated July 15th,
1876, No. 2903, or any other suitable known arrangement hitherto used for weaving
plain terry fabric, with or without a loose reed, and it is this combination of the
jacquard or other known pattern-producing machine with the loose reed or other
arrangement for producing a "terry" fabric, which constitutes the chief feature of
novelty in my present Invention.

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I may here remark that several modifications of my Invention may be made
which would produce the same or a similar result without departing from this
distinctive feature of novelty; for instance, the pattern or "terry
warp only
night be worked by the jacquard, and the ground warp might be shed by ordinary
healds; or by increasing the number of shafts a twilled back or ground might be 5
produced; or, where only a small pattern is required, a "dobbie" or "index
machine" might be substituted for the jacquard machine to work the pattern or
design in combination with the loose reed or other arrangement for producing the
terry" or looped effect.
"
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Joseph McCabe in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 21st June
1877.
JOSEPH MCCABE, of Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster.
« IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED OR TERRY FABRICS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED
IN SUCH MANUFACTURE."
My Invention relates principally to the manufacture of double-faced figured
looped or "terry" fabrics for towelling and other purposes, but it may also be
employed for weaving fabrics with a plain back and with a figured looped or
"terry" face, with either grey or colored yarn.
I use one or more warps divided into sections, one section for the ground and one
for the "terry."
The warps may be wound upon the same beam, but I prefer to use separate beams
for the ground and "terry" warps.
By this arrangement I am enabled to dispense with the creel and the bobbins
with the friction cords and weights usually employed for containing the terry yarn
in weaving this class of goods.
By preference I work all the warp threads by means of one jacquard machine (or
more) placed above the loom, drawing in the ground warp threads through the
nails attached to the back rows of hooks, and the "terry" or pattern threads
through the mails attached to the front rows of the hooks.
In order to produce the looped or "terry" effect I use (in combination with the
jacquard machine for producing the pattern) either the arrangement of mechanism
for which Letters Patent for Great Britain were granted to me and John Walker,
dated July 15, 1876, No. 2003, or any other suitable known arrangement hitherto
used for weaving plain terry fabric, with or without a loose reed, and it is this com-
bination of the jacquard or other known pattern-producing machine, and the loose
reed or other arrangement for producing a "terry" fabric, either with or without the
terry beam or beams in place of creel and bobbins, which constitutes the chief
features of novelty in my present Invention.
I may here remark that several modifications of my Invention may be made
which would produce the same or a similar result, without departing from this
distinctive feature of novelty; for instance, the pattern or "terry" warp only
may be worked by the jacquard machines, and the ground warp may be shed by
ordinary healds; or by increasing the number of shafts a twilled back or ground
may be produced; or where only a small pattern is required a "dobbie" or "index
machine" might be substituted for the jacquard machines to work the pattern or
design in combination with the loose reed or other arrangement for producing the
"terry" or looped effect.
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical!
;effect, I wish it to be understood that I claim as my Invention, the combination in
p loom of the jacquard or other known pattern-producing machine, with the loose

page_text: read or other arrangement for producing a terry or looped fabric, and either with or
without the terry beam or beams in place of the creel and bobbins, substantially in
the manner and for the purposes above more particularly set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph McCabe, have hereunto set my hand
and scal, this Twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Witnessed by
GEORGE DAVIES, C.E.,
Patent Agent,
Manchester.
JOSEPH MºCABE. (L.S.)