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10 inches long, | of an inch wide, f- of an inch thick, 

 playing through the posts BK : height of the post from the 

 frame 17 inches. 



L, an iron carrier of wire, No. 1,18 inches long, fixed 

 to the bar I, to work free by a screw. The other end is 

 fixed by a burr to the pin passing through the centre of the 

 pinion H. 



MM. Two wire hooks or eyes, (rampins) 7f inches 

 apart, at equal distances from the ends of .the traversing 

 bar through which they pass. The wires to the commence- 

 ment of the turns of the hooks are 5 inches in length. 



N- The reel ; arms, 2 feet*2 T V inches long in the clear ; 

 1 inches wide, and $> of an inch thick ; rails, 20f- inches 

 long, 2 inches broad, T 8 <y of an inch thick ; two of the arms 

 are jointed, to allow the skeins of silk to betaken off when 

 reeled and quite dry. There ought to be an extra reel to 

 put in the place of the one taken off to prevent the work 

 stopping, 



O. Upright support for the axle of the reel, on the ends 

 of which the pinion is fixed, to work with the wheel G, at 

 the end of the shaft E. The pinion of the axle has 22 teeth. 

 P, an iron plate with four holes, 12 inches long, slightly 

 hollowed, projecting 3^ inches from the bar : the outside 

 holes are 3 inches from the ends ; from the centre of one 

 hole to that of the next, j of an inch. Distance from the 

 two inside and nearest holes, 4-fy inches. 



Q. The copper basin to contain hot water, in which the 

 cocoons are immersed when reeling off. It is 18 inches 

 long, 1 foot broad, and 4^ inches deep. 



R. The furnace to contain charcoal, to keep the water 

 hot. 



Distance from the centre of the posts AB and OK, 

 inches. Circumference of the reel 6 feet 1 1 inches. 



Distance from the top of one arm, where it enters the 

 rail, to another arm, 18% inches. 



From the axle of the reel and the traversing bar I, 4 

 feet 8 inches. 



