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William Godman, of Coventry, for *' new arrangement of the shut- 

 ties in the slays, as connected with the batton, and the suspending of 

 the knotted parts of the lashes, on one set of shafts, to arrange with 

 the same. This invention applies to that description of looms called 

 *' Dutch engine looms," employed to weave narrow articles"* — Sep- 

 tember, 1822. 



T. Wm. Stansfield, of Leeds, for improvements in looms for 

 weaving fabrics composed, in whole or in part, of woollen, worsted, 

 cotton, linen, silk, or other material! — July, 1825. 



Richard Badnall, Jun. of Leek, Staffordshire, for improvements in 

 the manufacturing of silk, including the winding of silk, and for spin- 

 ning, doubling, and throwing it, by one operation — July, 1825.1 



De Bergues^ Fower Loom. 



In the London Register of Arts, vol. 3, p. 83,§ is a series of cuts 

 representing this new loom, which was the subject of a lecture by the 

 President of the London Mechanic Institution. It may be used either 

 as a hand loom or a power loom, and is entirely composed of cast 

 iron, with the exception of the axis, which, carrying all the moving 

 eccentrics, or cams, requires great strength, and is of wrought iron. 

 When used as a power loom, motion may be communicated to it by a 

 wheel, which is turned by the hand, by steam, or water. A single 

 wheel will give motion to several looms, and a steam engine will, of 

 course, work a much larger number. The machine was worked be- 

 fore the audience. In two minutes, one inch and sixteenths of a web 

 were manufactured. When worked as a power loom, by means of a 

 fly-wheel, one of the silk threads broke, and the motion immediately 

 ceased. The manner in which this was effected was described. One 

 advantage of this loom is, that, no inconvenience is ever experienced 

 from the uncertain stroke of the lay and shuttle, as it is uniform and 

 invariable. Another is, that one movement does the work, and one 

 hand is sufficient to work it. Thus, a weaver with his family, may 

 become a power loom weaver: for by a wheel in the corner of his 

 room, and one child, or a laborer, to turn it, he can superintend two 

 or more looms. The receding motion of the lay being slower than the 

 advancing motion, (an advantage which is absolutely necessary for weav- 

 ing silk,) gives a greater time to the shuttle to pass slower, and, con- 

 sequently, enables the weaver to put a more tender shoot in his shuttle, 

 or to weave a broader cloth. The shuttle will pass from 60 to 130 

 times per minute, according to the will of the weaver, and always with 

 the same uniformity. Another recommendation is, the ease with 

 which the weaver can regulate its different motions by tightening or 

 loosening the pressing screws, on the only axis there used, by which 

 the motion must always be uniform and regular, one part with another: 



* Repertory of Patent Inventions, vol. 44, for 1824, p. 8. 

 -j- Do «lo vol. 2, for 1826, p. 96. 



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