Wool combing machine
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wool-combing-machine-304-3856944
title:
Wool combing machine
text:
The wool combing machine was invented by Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom, in Doncaster. The machine was used to arrange and lay parallel by length the fibers of wool, prior to further treatment. Cartwright's invention, nicknamed "Big Ben," was originally patented in April 1790, with subsequent patents following in December 1790 and May 1792 as the machine's design was refined by Cartwright. This machine is the first example of mechanization of the wool combing stage of the text
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description:
Machine to lay the wool fibers parallel by length
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool_combing_machine
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date modified:
2023-03-21T11:53:50Z
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