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the centre, when it becomes necessary to slacken the 

 silk that it may be carefully removed from the reel. 

 The traversing bar, which carries two iron wire guides 

 through which the threads pass, receives its lateral 

 motion, by being connected by a pin to the outer circum- 

 ference of a horizontal wheel. This wheel receives 

 motion by other cog wheels which are connected with 

 the reel. 



PIEDMONTESE REEL. 



FRENCH REEL. 



The following Description of the French Reel, is taken 



from the work of Dr. Ure, page 265. 

 Fig. 1 and 2 represent, in plan and longitudinal view, 

 the reeling apparatus used in France. 



a. The oblong water basin, heated by steam or a 

 stove, commonly divided by transverse partitions, con- 

 taining sometimes twenty cocoons, five in a group. 



b. Hooked wires, or eyelets, to guide several fila- 

 ments and keep them asunder. 



