called a Gypsey, for Spinning Hemp and Flax. 359 
‘ ted lines, behind a part of the frame .4.4; the spring u, the weight 
y, and some other parts will likewise be found, in dotted lines, in 
the same figure. From the arm ¢ of the shaft rr, there passes 
upwards the rod 1a 1a, which is united with ¢ by a moveable joint, 
to the cross-bar 2a 2a. The rod la passes through the middle of 
2a and receives a thumb-nut upon its top. The connecting rods 
3a 3a pass from the ends of the cross-bar 2a, and are united by 
pins to the levers Q Q, one rod uniting to each lever. 
In addition to the parts heretofore described as connected 
with the shaft ff, there is placed, upon that shaft, the star-wheel 
4a, aside view or elevation of which is given, detached, in fig. 12. 
5a 5a 5a da are plates of steel screwed upon the sides of the 
projecting points of the star-wheel, and the width of these plates 
is greater than the thickness of the points of the wheel, so that 
they project over the sides of the points. The star-wheel is fitted 
to the shaft ff, like the wheels g g’, the shaft passing through a 
round hole in its centre; and proper collars are fixed to the 
shaft, on each side of it, to prevent it from sliding in the direction 
of the length of the shaft. A wooden lever 6a 6u passes from a 
point near the star-wheel, horizontally, toa point directly under 
the gatherer. A piece of brass is screwed upon the under side 
of this lever, near its middle, and a pin passes through this brass 
and through the cast-iron pillars 7a 7a, which are fixed to the 
frame 4.4. This pin forms the fulcrum on which theJever turns. 
Two other pillars 8a 8a rise from the frame 4.4, on the sides of 
the lever 6a, to prevent it from having any lateral motion. A small 
piece of steel 9a, which I call the bod, is united to the end of the 
lever 6a by a pin passing through it, near its middle, and likewise 
through two knuckles standing out from a piece of brass, 18, 
fixed to the under side of the lever 6a. The lower end of the 
bob 9a, when the lever 6a is in the position shown in the draw- 
