AN ENGINE OR MACHINE FOR MAKING, TWISTING, AND LOOPING OPEN WORK, BOBBINS, LACE; AND ALSO FOR MAKING LACE AND OPEN WORK, AS MITTS, GLOVES, CAPS, HANDKERCHIEFS, APRONS, STOCKING PIECES, AND OTHER THINGS OF THIS SORT OF WORK, THAT MAY BE WORKED OR MANUFACTURED UPON THE SAID ENGINE OR MACHINE
Year: 1791

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
DAWSON, of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, Needle Maker,
send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King George the Third, by
His Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date
the Nineteenth day of July, in the thirty-first year of His reign, did give and
grant unto me, the said William Dawson, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, His especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I,
the said William Dawson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, and
every of them, by myself and themselves, or by my and their deputy and
deputies, servants or agents, or such others as I, the said William Dawson,
my executors, administrators, or assigns, should agree with and no others, from
time to time and at all times, thereafter during the term of years therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, usc, exercise, and vend, within
that part of Great Britain called England, His Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "AN ENGINE OR MACHINE FOR
MAKING, TWISTING, AND LOOPING OPEN WORK, BOBBINS, LACE; AND ALSO FOR
MAKING LACE AND OPEN WORK, AS MITTS, GLOVES, CAPS, HANDKERCHIEFS, APRONS,
STOCKING PIECES, AND OTHER THINGS OF THIS SORT OF WORK, THAT MAY BE WORKED
OR MANUFACTURED UPON THE SAID ENGINE OR MACHINE," in such manner as to me,
the said William Dawson, my executors, administrators, or assigns, or any of
them, should in their discretion seem meet, and that I, the said William
Dawson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should and lawfully might

page_text: have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from tinie
to time coming, growing, and arising by reason of the said Invention, for and
during the term of years therein, mentioned, to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy
the said licence, power, priviledges, and advantages therein-before granted or
mentioned to be granted unto me, the said William Dawson, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term of
fourteen years from the date of the said Letters Patent next and immediately
ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such
case made and provided; in which said Letters Patent there is contained a
proviso obliging me, the said. William Dawson, by an instrument in writing
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 one calendar month
next and immediately after the date of the said 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
Willian Dawson, do hereby declare that the Parchment Writings and
Drawings hereunto annexed, marked with the letters A, B, C, D, and E,
contain a true and particular description of my said new-invented engine or
machine, and of the method in which my said Invention is to be performed;
and the Drawings and explanations are accurate and true, to the best of my
knowledge, as I have carefully compared and examined the same with the
original model of my said new-invented engine or machine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this
Seventeenth day of August, in the thirty-first year of the reign of
our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the grace of God of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith,
and so forth, and in the year of our Lord Ono thousand seven
hundred. and ninety-one.

page_text: EXPLANATION OF THE TWISTING, LOOPING, OPEN-WORK, BOBBIN, LACE...
MACHINE.
A, the front view of the dividers & divider lead. a, the side. view of the
front dividers and front divider lead. B, the side view of the back divider and
back divider lead. b, the front view of Examp. B. C, the side view of the needle
and needle lead. c, the front view of Examp. C. The middle of the beards of
the needles are made flat, for the purpose of springing, so as to make it rise, that
it may receive the thread clear under the beard. D, the side view of the
thread lapper & thread lapper lead. d, the top view of Examp. D: On the
nose of this lapper is sorder'd a bit of pewter, brought to an edge at top
and bottom, for the purpose of guiding the lappers clear between.the needles.
The lapper is a tube. At the mouth of the tube the hole is wide in order that
it may receive a knott or burr on the thread without any stoppage. E, the top
thread of the thread lapper barr. Fig. 1, 1,.1, are three plates to fasten the
lapper leads to the barr. Fig. 2, 2, two stay clasps, which are screw'd to' the
lapper barr. Fig. 8, a flat wire guide, fixed in the stays, & lies over 'the top
of the stems of the thread lappers, in order to guide the threads into the tubes
of the lappers. At one end is fixed a screw with a finger nutt, for the purpose
of tiglitening the guide. Fig. 4, 4, are two bolt plates screw'd to the end of the
lapper barr. e, the front view of Examp. E. Fig. 1,1; are two stay clasps screw'd
to the bottom of the barr.; Fig. 2,.2, 2, the front view of the lapper plates,
Fig. 1, 1, 1, in E. Fig. 3, 3, the front view of the bolt plates; E, the end
view of Examp. E & e. F, the front view, of the divider barr, to which the
front divider leads are screw'd.. Fig. 1 is a spring which rises up this barr.
Fig. 2, 2, are four screws, two under and two above the slot holes, for the pur-.
pose of drawing the front dividers further from the back dividers, or placing
them nearer too as it may be found necessary. Fig. 3, 3, two rapping screws.
Fig. 4, a lead stop screw'd on the bari. G, the front view of the universal
joints. Fig. 1, the bottom joint slot. The two long screws in Fig. I are to.
lengthen or shorten the slot, as it is found necessary, and the two small screws
are to fasten the long screws when fixed in their proper places. Fig. 2, the
universal joint barr. Fig. 3, 3, are two caps which enclose the ball of the
ball slots, Fig. 4, 4. Fig. 4, 4, are two ball slots. Fig. 5, 5, are two couples.
Fig. 6, 6, are two springs. The two long screws in each ball slot are for setting
the couples Fig. 5, 5, in what direction is necessary. The two small screws
are to fasten the long screws when fixed in their proper places. On the
couples are screw'd two springs, Fig. 6, 6. Each of these springs, Fig. 6, 6,

page_text: work in nocth wheels that are fixed on the axel Fig. 7, which lies behind the
ball slots, Fig. 4, 4. Fig. 7, an axel. Fig. 8, 8, are two studs which the
axcl turns in. Fig. 9 is a bolt wheel fixed on the axel, Fig. 7. g is the end
view of the universal joints. Fig. 1, the, end view of Fig. 2 & 3. Fig. 2 is
the end view of Fig. 4, 4. Fig. 3, the end view of Fig. 5, 5. Fig. 4, the end 5
view of the studs which the axel Fig. 7 works in. Fig. 5, the end view of the
nocth wheel which is fixed on the axel Fig. 7. H, the bobbin box. Within this
box are ten shelves. on each shelve twenty-four pegs, on each peg a bobbin.
Before each sliclve is placed a small roller. The bottom of the five bottom
rollers are placed in the center of the bobbins, and the top of the five top 1
rollers are placed in the center of the bobbins likewise. The bobbin box is
placed at the back of the machine, & screw'd to the feet of the inner wood
frame, Fig. 2, 2. 1, the lace box specefied in the Draft.
EXPLANTION OF THE FRONT VIEW.
Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, the out wood frame. Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, the inner wood 1
frame. Fig. 3, the bottom roller, which bears on the threads & works in two
slides Fig. 4, 4, screw'd to the inner wood frame. Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Fig. 5,
a back parallel roller. On each end are fixed two slot arms Fig. 6, 6, which
couple to roller Fig. 3. for the purpose of rising and falling the roller Fig. S
parallel. Fig. 7, 7, are two leavers, which go thro' the parallel roller Fig. 5,
to which two weights hang to make the roller Fig. 3 heavier or lighter occa-
sionally; thro' the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. are screw'd two
centers which the parallel roller Fig. 5 works on. Fig. 8, 8, are two thread
guides. The bottom guide is to seperate the threads upon the roller Fig. 3;
the top guide is to keep the threads seperate, & conduct them to the threads
lappers, Examp. E. of the thread lapper barr, see Skin No. 1. Fig. 9, 9, are
two streching screws & nutts, fixed in the out wood frame, Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
to make the guide stretters. Fig. 10, 10, the thread roller frames screw'd to
the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Fig. 11, 11, are two thread rollers
which work in the thread roller frames Fig. 10, 10.
fluted, & the top roller is covered with leather.
threads from the bobbins thro' a guide which lies at the back of the rollers.
This guide is fixed in the inside of the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
lying in the center of the rollers, which conduct & seperate the threads
between the rollers. Fig. 12. 12. are two weights which hang on two
leavers, Fig. 13. 13, which press the two thread rollers together. Fig. 14 is
a roller which bears on the lace. Fig. 15, a back parallel roller. At each end
are fixed two slot arms, Fig. 16, 16, which couple to roller, Fig. 14, to make
The bottom roller is
These rollers draw the

page_text: These rollers work in
At the side of the inner
groves of the top roller
the roller, Fig. 14, fall & rise parallel in two slides, which are screw'd within
the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Thro' the inner wood frame,
Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, are screw'd two centers, which the back parallel roller,
Fig. 15, works on. Fig. 17, 17, are two leavers, which go thro' the parallel
roller Fig. 15; on each leaver hangs a weight to make the roller Fig. 14,
heavier or lighter occasionally. Fig. 18, 18, are two lace rollers; the bottom
roller is fluted, & the top roller cover'd with leather.
the back of the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2.
wood frame are fixed two leavers, which lie in the
Fig. 19, 19. At each end of these leavers hangs a weight, which presses the
two lace rollers together, & draws the lace from the machine. At the back
of these rollers stands the lace box, which the lace falls in as the lace rollers
draws it. Examp. I., Skin 1. Fig. 20 & 22 is the front view of the joint
slots, Examp. Fig. 3 & 5 in the end view. Fig. 21 & 23 is the front view of
the couples, Examp. Fig. 4 & 9, in the end view. Fig. 22, 22, are the ends
of the rising barr. Fig. 23 is a cross couple barr, which is screw'il to the
rising barr, Fig. 22. 22. Fig. 24. the middle parallel joint, which is screw'd
to the cross couple barr, Fig. 28; the other end is screw' on the cross barr,
Fig. 25. Fig. 25, a cross barr, which is screw'd on each end of the sole
barrs, Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 27, 27, are two parallel joints, which are screwed to
the top of the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22; and the top of the parallel joints.
are screw'd to the bottom of the sole barrs, Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 28, a cross
carrier barr, which is screw'd upon the rising bar, Fig. 22, 22. In the rising
barr, Fig. 22, 22, are two slot holes for the convenience of shifting the cross
carrier barr, Fig. 28, backwards or forwards as is necessary.
carrier barr rides the thread lapper barr, Examp. F., Skin 1.
which appear in the front view e, Skin 1, stridle across the carrier barr,
Fig. 28. The two long screws, Fig. 29, 29, 29, 29, go thro' the carrier barr
to the bottom of the lapper barr E, on which the lapper barr moves, & for the
purpose of rising the lapper barr E higher or lower as is necessary. Fig. 30
is a cross couple bar, which is screw'd on the parallel joints, Fig. 27, 27.
Fig. 81, 81, are two bolt studs which are screw'd on the tops of the sole
barrs, Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 32, 32, are the mouths of the bolt, which slide in the
bolt studs, Fig. 31, 31. At the end of the bolts are two screws. for the
purpose of lengthning or shortning the bolts as it may be found necessary.
On each side of the sole barrs, Fig. 26, 26, are fixed a sett of universal joints,
Examp. G., Skin No. 1. These joints work upon two axels, which are fixed on
Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 1, in Examp. G. Skin 1o, is the
bottom joint slot, which is screwed to the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22. Fig. 8, 8,
the sides of the sole bars,
On this cross
The stay clasps

page_text: in Examp. G., are two studs, which are screwed upon the top of the sole barrs,
Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 9, Examp. G., is a bolt wheel, which works upon the
mouth of the bolt which works the thread lapper barr. Fig. 33, 33
are crank couple joints, screw'd upon the ends of the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22.
Fig. 84, 84, are two caps of the crank couple joints. Fig. 33, 38, which are
screwed on the end cranks b, b. Fig. 35, 35, are two slot arms which are
screw' to the bottom of the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22. Fig. 86, 36, are two
screws in the end of the slot arms to draw the back divider barr nigher, or
sett further off the rising barrs, Fig. 22, 22. Fig. 37, 37, is the back divider
barr standards, which the back divider barr Fig. 88 is screw'il on. On the
back divider barr, Fig. 88, are screw'd two lead stops. Fig. 39, 89, the dark
shaded part of the back divider barr. Fig. 38 is a verge which is riveted
upon the barr which fits the noch part of the divider leads: see the side view
of the dividers & divider lead, Examp. B., Skin No. 1. Fig. 40 are the
back dividers & back divider leads, which are fixed upon the back divider
barr, Fig. 88. Fig. 41, 41, 41, are the three plates which are screw' upon
the divider barr, Fig. 38, which fastens the dividers & divider lends, Fig. 40.
Fig. 42, 42, are two studs & nutts, which are rivetted into the back divider
barr standards. Fig. 37. 97, on which the front divider harr is fixed,
Examp. F., Skin 1. The slots in the front divider barr works upon the
studs, Fig. 42. 42. The points of the screws work against the back divider
standards. Fig. 97. 37. On the back divider standards, below the nutts,
Fig. 42, 42, are riveted two projecting pins, on which the spring Fig. 1
works, Examp. F., Skin 1. These projecting pins lie behind the cross barr,
Fig. 25. On the back of each back divider standard are screw'd two steady
or guide pins, which work in two studs, which are screw'd upon the ends of
the needle barr, Fig. 48.. In each stud is a round hole in which the guide or
steady pins work. Fig. 43, the needle barr. each end screw' to the top of
the sole barrs, Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 44, 44, 44, are three needle plates, screw'd
upon the needle barr, which fasten the needle leads to the barr. The small
dots that appear along this barr are the needles. Fig. 45, 45, are two truck
enrriages, to which are fixed two truck wheels, which lie behind the bolt
studds, Fig. 31, 31. The truck carriages, Fig. 45, 45, are screw'd to the sides
of the back divider standards, Fig. 37, 37.
ringes rolls upon the sole barrs, Fig. 26, 26.
ballance to the steady or guide pins which works in the holes of the studs that
are screw'd on the ends of the needle bar, Fig. 13, that are fixed at the back
of the back divider standards, Fig. 87, 37, which make the divider standards,
with the back & front divider barrs, stand perpendicular as they move back-
The truck wheels of these car-
These truck wheels are a counter

page_text: Fig. 47, 47, are two governors. In the ends are two regulating s
which prevent the back dividers from coming too far out of the needles.
These two governors are fixed in a standard, which is screw'd on the sides of
the barrs. Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 48, 48, are two rapping screws fixed to the back
divider standards, Fig. 37, 37, for the purpose of letting the front divider barr,
Examp. F., Skin No. 1, rise higher or lower by turning the screws. Underneath
the presser arms, Fig. 50, 50, are screw'd two bevel'd rapping nutts. These
nutts rap upon the screws, Figs. 3, 3, in Examp. F., Skin 1, which make the
dividers.rise clear out of the needles. Fig. 49 is the presser barr screw'd on
the presser barr arms. Fig. 50, 50, has in each.end a slot hole for the con-
veniency of shifting it backwards or forwards. This barr presses on the
beards of the needles. By shifting it forwards makes it press near the ends
of the beards; by shifting of it back, near the head. Fig. 51, 51, are two.
rapping screws that are screw'd thro' the presser barr; & when the. presser is
pressed on the needles, raps against two bevel'd rapping nutts, which are
screw'd upon the two end plates, Fig. 41, 41, that are screw'd upon the back
divider bar, Fig. 38. These two bevel'd rapping nutts lie behind the presser
barr, Fig. 49. These nutts are to prevent the back dividers from striking upon
the edge of the presser barr. Fig. 52 is a standard screw' on the out wood
frame, Fig. 1, 1, 1. 1, 1. Fig. 53 is a wheel which is fixed upon the axel,
which works in the standard, Fig. 52. The wheel, Fig. 58, works in a face
wheel, Fig. 54. This face wheel is fixed at the end of the cranks,
Fig. 55, 55, 55, 55. Fig. 56, 56, is a crank frame, which is screw'd upon
the sole barr, Fig. 26, 26. Fig. 57, 57, is a cross couple bar, which is screw'd
to the crank standards, Fig. 58, 58, 58, 58. Besides these four crank,
standards, Fig. 58, 58, 58, 58, are two other standards, which stand at the
back of the back divider standards, Fig. 37, 37, which the roller of the crank,
Fig. 50, 50, 50, 50, that appears above the presser barr, Fig. 49, works on.
Fig. 59, 59, 59, 59, are four brass caps that fasten the crank down to the
crank standards in which the cranks work. Besides these caps there are two
more caps at the back of the back divider standards, which the roller of the
crank that appears above the presser barr, Fig. 49, works in.
Explanation of the Cranks, Fig. 55, 55, 55. 55.-The two end cranks, Fig. 55,
55, works the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22. Each part of the cranks that are marked.

page_text: a have in them slot holes for the purpose of fixing to each part of the middles
which are marked b, which middles have at each end a screw, which goes
thro
the slots marked a, & on each screw a nult to fasten the middles. The slot
hole in a are also for the purpose of shifting the middles marked & nearer or
farther off the centers as is necessary. ff. which appear in the end cranks,
are two screws, which serew thro' the sides of the crank a, & screws into the
rollers g. 9.
In the side of the crank a is a round hole which turns upon a
pin, which the screws f.f. screws in. By unscrewing these screws you may
turn the two end cranks in such a direction as to make the back dividers meet
the presser, Fig. 49, when these cranks b, b, b, b, are set in their proper
positions by screwing up the two screws, fastens the cranks to the rollers
9. Besides these two screws, are two other screws, which are screwed
thro' the end of the side of the cranks a, a, which is next to the rollers g, g.
These screws screw upon the pins, on which the holes of the sides of the
cranks a, a, are put. These screws, with the screws, when screw'd up,
prevents the first cranks b, b, b, b, from moving out of their proper positions.
When the presser, Fig. 49, is pressed upon the needle beards, the two middle
cranks d, d, d, d, are center'd perpendicular, and the two end cranks b, b, b, b.
stand horizontal. While the middle presser cranks are turning off of their centers,
pressing down the needle beards, the two end cranks which did stand horizontal
are moving towards their centers. As soon as the back dividers have shoved
the work upon the needle beards, the cranks d, d, d, d, are turned their centers, &
begin to rise up the presser barr. At the same time the two end erauks are
sending the back dividers to the needle leads, which knocks over the course. The
two middle cranks, Fig. 55, 55, works the presser barr, Fig. 49. Each part of
the cranks marked c have in them slot holes for the purpose of fixing to each
part of the middles d. Each middle that is marked d have at each end a
screw which goes thro' the slots marked, & on each screw a nut to
fasten the middles. The slot holes in c are also for the purpose of shifting the
middles & nearer or farther off the centres as is necessary; e, the crank slots
which are screw'd under the presser arms, Fig. 50, 50, in which the middle of
the crank slides & brings down the presser barr. In the middle of the crank
slots is a set-off' which makes the presser barr risc quick out of the way of the
back dividers, Fig. 40; Examp. of the Crank Slot, see K, Skin 1. Fig. 60 is
"a cross barr, each end screw'd on the top of the presser arms, Fig. 50, 50.
Fig. 61 is a stud screw'd on the middle of the cross barr, Fig. 60. In this
stud is a leaver; at the end of this leaver is a weight to balance the presser
barr, Fig. 49. This leaver lies on a cross barr that is screw'd on the top of the
presser arms, Fig. 50, 50.

page_text: EXPLANATION OF THE END VIEW.
Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, the out wood frame. Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2, the inner wood
frame. A are the slides, Fig. 4, 4, described in Fig. 3, see Explanation, Front
View. B, the head of the center, explained in Fig. 7, 7,-Expla Front View.
C are two leavers & weights, see Fig. 7, 7, Expla" Front View. D, D, are
two streching screw nutts, sec Fig. 9, 9, Expla" Front View. E, the thread
roller frame, see Fig. 10, 10, Expla" Front View. F, F, are two thread rollers,
see Fig. 11, 11, Expla" Front View. G is a notch wheel, which is fixed on
the end of the fluted roller, Fig. 11, 11, Expla" Front View. H is the licad of
the center, see Fig. 15, Expla" Front View. I, the two leavers & weights,
see Fig. 17, 17, Expla" Front View. K, K, the lace rollers, see Fig. 18, 18,
Expla" Front View. L is a notch wheel, fixed at the end of the fluted
roller, Fig. 18, 18, see Expla" Front View. M, the top joint of the joint slot,
Fig. 3, is screwed to the end of the rising barr, Fig. 22. N, a long screw,
for the purpose of setting the 'couple, Fig. 4, in what direction it seems
necessary. At the bottom of the slot, Fig. 3, is another long screw, which
lies behind the out wood frame, Fig. 1. On the end of the couple, Fig. 4, is
fixed a pin, which goes thro' the slot of the slot joint, Fig. 5, and which
the end of the screws N work on. The couple, Fig. 4, works on a center pin O,
which is fixed in the out wood frame, Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1. P is a cock,
which is screw'd on the couple, Fig. 4, & works in the clove joint of the slot
joint, Fig: 5. Q. Q, are two long screws, which go thro' the slot joint,
Fig. 5, which workes the couple, Fig. 6. At the end of the couple, Fig. 6, is
fixed a pin; this pin goes thro' the slot joint, Fig. 5, which works upon the end
of the two long screws Q, Q. At the other end of the couple, Fig. 6, is fixed
another pin, which works in the slot of the slot joint, Fig. 8. This pin workes
the end of the two screws R, R, which go thro' the slot joint, Fig. 8. On
the same end of the couple, Fig. 6, is fixed a catch, Fig. 7, which workes in
the notch wheel G. By working of these joints, makes the ketch, Fig. 7,
turn the rollers F, F. S is a cock, which works in the clove joint of the slot
joint, Fig. 8. This cock is fixed on the end of the couple, Fig. 9. On the
other end of the couple is fixed a pin, which works in the slot of the slot
joint, Fig. 10. This pin works on the end of the two long screws U, U,.
which go thro' the slot joint, Fig. 10. These two long screws are to sett the
couple, Fig. 9, in what direction is necessary. The couple, Fig. 9, works upon
a centre pin T, which is fasten'd in the inner wood frame, Fig. 2, 2, 2, 2. V
is a cock fixed on the end of the couple, Fig. 11. On the same end is fixed a
catch, Fig. 12, which workes on the noch wheel L.
upon
This wheel is fixed on the

page_text: end of the roller K. The working of these joints turus the rollers K, K.
Fig. 18 is a leaver & weight, which is fixed at the end of the couple
Fig. 11; this weight is to balance the joints. Fig. 14 is a leaver & weight.
see Fig. 18, 18, Expla Front View.
By turning in the long screws, Q, Q
make the thread rollers F. F, turn out more thread; and by turning the screws
out makes the slot longer, which makes the rollers turn out less thread. S
by these screws you may regulate the rollers so as to make them turn out
just as much thread as will make one course of lace. By turning in the
screws, R. R, makes the lace rollers K, K, take away more lace, & by turn-
ing the screws out makes the slot longer, which make the rollers take away
less Ince. So by these screws you may regulate the rollers so as to make
them take away just one course of Ince, which falls into the lace box described
in Skin No. 1. Fig. 27, 27, are the parallel joints, see Fig. 27, 27, Expla
Front View. Fig. 33 are the crank couple joints, see Fig. 38, Expla" Front
View. Fig. 35, 85, the slot arms, see Fig. 35, 35, Expla" Front View. Fig.
36, two screws, see Fig. 36, Expla" Front View. Fig. 15 is a truck wheel,
which is fixed upon the carriage, Fig. 45, see Fig. 45, Explat Front View.
Fig. 46, the carriage arms, see Fig. 46, Expla" Front View. Fig. 47, the
governors, see Fig. 47, Expla" Front View. Fig. 49, the presser bar, see
Fig. 49, Expla Front View. Fig. 50, the presser barr arms. Fig. 51 are
rapping screws, see Fig. 51. Expla" Front View. W, the presser bar arms
standard, which the presser arms, Fig. 50, works on. X, a bevel'd rapping nut,
see Fig. 48. 48. Expla" Front View. Y is the crank slot e. of the crank
d. d, d, d, explained in Front View. Fig. 16 is a stud which is screw'd
the cross bar, see Fig. 60 & 61, Expla" Front View. Fig. 17 is a leaver
weight, see Fig. 61, Expla" Front View. Fig. 18 is a cross bar, see Fig. 61,
Expla" Front View. Fig. 52, 52, are two standards screw'd to the out wood
frame, Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, in which the asel Z works. Fig. 58 is a spurr
wheel, fixed on the axel Z, which works in a face wheel. Fig. 54, which is
fixed on the end of the crank. Fig. 55 is a crank standard, see Fig. 58,
Front View. Fig. 56, 56, are couple standards. screw'd upon the out wood
frame, Fig. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1. Fig. 57, a catch standard; in this standard is
fixed a ketch which works in a notch wheel, Fig. 58. This catch is to prevent
the handel from being turn'd round the wrong way. Fig. 59 is an axel, which
works in the couple standards, Fig. 56, 56. On this axel is fixed the noch
wheel, Fig. 58, & a spurr wheel, which works in the spurr wheel, Fig. 60.
This spurr wheel is fixed on the axell Z. The spurr wheels, Fig. 60 & 53,
& the face wheel, Fig. 54, have all equal number of teeth, viz., thirty-six
each. But the spurr wheel which is fixed on the axel, Fig. 59, which works
upon

page_text: in the spurr wheel, Fig. 60, has in it eighteen teeth. By turning the handle
round twice, Fig. 61, works the two spurr wheels & face wheel once.
Fig. 62, a cross standard barr, each end screw'd to the presser standard W.
LETTER E.
EXPLANATION OF SKIN No. 1 CONTINUED.
fixed a notch
wheel.
L, M, is a
1, a flat view of a notch wheel. M, a flat view of a bolt wheel. At each
end of the axel, Fig. 7, in Example G,
bolt wheel, Fig. 9, which is fixed on the axel, Fig. 7.
lappers have rose between the needles, the bolt wheel M
When the thread
shuves the thread
lapper barr the space of two needles from right to left. As the machine
falls down, the thread lappers lap over two needles, & then the bolt wheel M,
which is at the left side of the machine, shuves it from left to right under the
needles. It now rises between the same two needles as before, & shuves over
the same two needles; & when it falls down, instead of shuving from left to
right under two needles as before, it now only shuves under one.
Now the
threads pass between the two needles they before lapped over, & when rose
between they shuve the space of two needles from left to right. This is the
tic course which encloses the holes of the net. The machine as it falls shuves
from right to left under two needles, & as it rises shuves from left to right
over two needles; as it falls, instead of shuving under two needles as before,
from right to left, it only shuves under one, then rises up, & shuves two
from right to left; this is the second tie course, and then works from left to
right, & back again from right to left, as before described. N is a notch
wheel which works with the bolt wheel O. By shifting the notch wheel L,
& the bolt wheel M, & placing the notch wheel N & the bolt wheel O on
the same axel, Fig. 7, it will make a different sort of work, & so, by shifting
N & O from the axel, Fig. 7, & placing on D & Q, it will make another sort
of nut; & so by shifting the wheels of this kind you may make a great variety,
of work both solid & open.
THE ACTION OF THE MACHINE.
The threads are drawn from the bobbin box & put thro' a guide. which lies.
at the back of the thread rollers, Fig. 11, 11, & come between the. thread+
rollers, then come down to the roller, Fig. 3, & are put under the roller,
Fig. 3, and rise up to the first guide, Fig. 8; from the first guide, Fig. 8, to
the second guide, Fig. 8; from thence they pass behind the carrier barr,.
Fig. 28, & come between the thread lappers fixed on the thread lapper barr E,
Sheet No. 1*, then put the threads thro' the tubes of the thread lappers,:
then tie the threads together two by two, then run on the needles the width

page_text: of the machine a lace webb. This lace webb is put under the roller, Fig. 14,
& between the lace rollers, Fig. 18, 18. This roller, Fig. 14, bears upou
the web, & keeps the lace stret, which assists the back dividers, & helps to
bring the lace clear over the needle heads, and the lace rollers draw
away the work, then turning the handel works the cranks, Fig. 55, 55,
55, 55. These two end cranks b, b. draw up the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22, &
the same time the middle crank & is rising up the presser, and as the crank b, b,
rises up, the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22, the slot arms, Fig. 95, 35, move back
the back & front dividers. The front dividers now take back the lace
webb from the needle heads to the stems of the needles as it goes back by
the rise of the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22. The thread lappers pass between
every other needle. As soon as the thread lappers are past between every
other needle, the universal joints move the bolt wheel, Fig. 9, in Example G,
Sheet 10. The cog of the bolt wheel forces upon the mouth of the bolt,
Fig. 82.
The screw end of the bolt forces on the end of the thread lapper
barr, which shuf's the thread lapper barr the space of two needles. At the
same time the universal joints, which are fixed at the left side of the machine,
turns the bolt wheel & receives the mouth of the bolt, which is at the
left side of the machine, into the space between the cogs of the bolt wheel.
The cranks have now turned the center, which forces down the rising barr,
Fig. 22, 22. The slot arms, Fig. 35, 35, pushes forwards the back & front
dividers. The thread lappers pass between the needle beards at the same
time as the end crank b, b, b, b, forces down the rising barr; the middle
crank d, d, brings down the presser, Fig. 49. As soon as the front dividers
have brought the threads underneath the needle beards, the presser presses
upon the needles & puts down the beards into the eyes of the needles. At
the same time the two rapping bevel'd nutts, which are screw'd underneath
the presser arms. Fig. 50, 50, raps upon the rapping screws, Fig. 3, 3, in
Example F, Sheet No. 1. & puts down the front dividers from between the
needles. The back dividers then bring the work upon the needle beards,
the presser immediately rises. At the same time the front dividers begin to
rise, but before they have rose up the back dividers bring the course over
the neclle heads. At the same time as the back dividers are bringing the work
over the needle heads, the universal joints at the left side of the machine
forces the cog of the bolt wheel upon the mouth of the bolt, which forces the
thread lapper barr the space of two needles; at the same time the universal
joints on the right side moves the bolt wheel, & receives the mouth of the
bolt on the right side into the space between the cogs. As the crank b, b,
rises up the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22, it works the slot joints which are screw'd

page_text: to the bottom of the rising barr, Fig. 22, 22. As it rises up it works the
thread roller which delivers the stuff to the thread lappers as they rise to
lap it over the needles. As the thread rollers are turning round, the slot
joints are drawing the ketch, Fig. 12, back; & as the rising barr falls the
ketch, Fig. 7, which is fixed in the end of the couple, Fig. 6, is now racking
back, and the same time the ketch, Fig. 12, is turning round the lace roller,
Fig. 18. These rollers turn at the same time as the back dividers have
brought the work over the needle heads, & so tako away the work as it is
made. Every time the machine makes a course, the thread rollers turn out
the stuff, & the lace rollers take away the work. As the machine rises the
next time, the universal joints on the right side shufs the thread lapper barr
from right to left, as before mentioned. This machine has as many back
dividers as neeilles, & as many front dividers as needles; but thread lappers
there are only one to every other needle.