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## DOUBLING FRAME IN A WOOLEN
MILLING, LAWRENCE, MASS.

Lot 43, Long. 21° 5' 9" W.

This is first graded, then washed in soft wooly soap, run through wringers, andдж. The hard water would soften the dried wool, and do the rest. It is sprinkled with oil.

Task number two is to straighten these fibers. This is done in combining machines which comb the fibers out in flat. The fibers are then passed through a sieve to overlap at the same time. The sheet is next twisted into strips which run through rolls. These rolls twist the fibers together, and the rolls are spun into threads which are drawn to the right size. The product is the yarn used in weaving.

The process is necessary to make these yarns two-fold or three-fold. Such yarns are used to make fancy earlie locks, or twist, or twine. The combining machine is more difficult by far than finishing cotton goods. There are rough speeds and knots to be amended out, and small holes to fill. Some of the goods must be cut to suit, because of its softness, a woven cloth is not easily cuttable. Calicoes are made in a general rule. But when colors are properly printed in woolen goods, the cloth is very attractive.

One of the Keysor View Companies, Copy 33, is the Keysor View Company.