i% 7 ^'''"' '^''u'-a"" ^^T ^'? F' '''^^ ^'^''- "^'-''^y o^i^^r string or 

 Jash r n on each side of the axle S alternately, till the box U ha.far- 

 rived at the spring Z, and raises such an arrangement of the lambs or 

 headles, as is proper to produce the figures in the squares 33 33- at 'the 

 same time the bow, of semicircle 25, on the tabby box, is drawing the 

 strings or lashes 3131,, on each side of the axle alternately, and Raises 

 f uch an arrangement of the lambs as to produce the plain part of the cloth 

 ^n the squares 34 34. At the instant the end of the small bar .:, in the 



fhollul IV"""^' '" "f "? u 'V'^ ^^^ ^P^^"§ - («" the upper side of 

 the axle b,) the same end of the figure box on the under side of the axle 

 also comes in contact with the socket 29, and at the next vibration of 

 the axle, the rack 5^, will press the figure box U, together with the 



whe^tt^;t' T!^ "r \^''- '^^ ^^"^^ '' °"^ t°«th of the rack, 

 fhP W the clicks in the figure box will be changed, and 



the bow or semicircle 25, on the tabby box, will be opposite th^ sta- 

 ples which contain the strings or lashes 32 32, and will remain there 

 and draw the lashes on each side of the axle alternately, and raL such 

 an arrangement of the lambs, as to produce the pkin cloth in the 



tnTin'/"" i^' ' /V^ u ''"5" ^^™'' ^^" ^^S"^^ h°^ U will be travers- 

 ing to the other end of the axle, and the semicircle T will be drawine 

 the lashes,' r, on each side of the axle, alternately, which it skipped 

 "auZl 7""'"uu' other way; by which means, a new arrangement 

 ffi 3fi "tV .^' T'^' '? as to produce the figures in the squares 

 36 36 men the other end of the small bar :r shall be brought in 

 contact vyith the spring y, at the same instant the end of the ficrure 

 box wil be in contact with the socket 28: and the next vibration of the 

 axle will cause the rack F to push the figure box, together with the 

 tabby box, along the axle S, equal to one tooth of the rack: then the 

 tabby box, together with the wire rod and sockets, will be in the r 



\hTZZXT"''%^"" '^""r i" ^- ^' ^"'^ the action of the clicks, in 

 the figure box, will again be changed, and the whole figure completed 



ready clScribe"d' ^'^ ^'''''^"'^ " '''"'^'' ."et of figures to those al" 



Improved Ribbon Loom. 



f J?>.?F^^'^ "'"^""'^ ""^^h Transactions of the Society in London, 

 for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce,* Mr 

 J Thompson, of Coventry, gives a full and very minute account of 

 his recent improvements on the ribbon loom, illustrated by four plates 

 The advantages stated to result from these, are— ^ ^""r Plates. 



inFnil^nT^^T ff '"""'^^""^ *^"" ^"y loom heretofore made 

 in Ji.ngland, and of larger size. 



:rnon ^it! ^'^^^^^' ^"^ ^^^ '"^"'^ ^^ thirty-two treadles, in the com- 



ext^end^toTfi'^T'";; ^°°"' I'jj"^^^-^^ *° ^'^^ ^^'^^'^ the improved one 

 ^:^:^^:^^;^^ ^-^^'^^ of producing wo?k of great- 



• London, 1823, p. 19:'i 



