SEWING SILK AND TWIST. 95 



"Brooks' Silk Spinning and Reeling Machine, 

 which was invented by himself, is found to be a very 

 simple and easy operating machine, and yet one of 

 the most perfect that has been invented for the pur- 

 pose of reeling and twisting silk from the cocoons, 

 and manufacturing it into sewing silk. By the dif- 

 ferent arrangements of this machine, it will operate 

 upon a single or double thread, as may be required, 

 and prepare it for twisting or weaving. Experience 

 has fully proved, that by uniting the h'laments of silk 

 as they are drawn from the cocoons, wet in their 

 natural glutinous substance, before they dry, the 

 thread is more firm, smooth and strong. The sim- 

 plicity of the machine, and the very easy way in 

 which it is used, bring it within the comprehension 

 and capacity of any person to use it. Mr. Brooks 

 has received a premium for his invention from several 

 societies, and of late a premium and medal from 

 Scott's legacy, in Philadelphia." 



The inventor, in a letter to the editor of the New 

 York Farmer, in speaking of the machine, says : 

 " I do not reel it all before it is twisted into warp or 

 filling, or doubled and twisted into sewing silk, or for 

 other uses, of any size or twist that may be wanted 

 perfectly even, firm, smooth and strong, as any that 

 can be produced from any part of the world." 



The above described machine \vill be found worthy 

 Che attention of farmers who engage in the culture of 

 silk, and who intend to manufacture it into sewing 

 silk and twist. They can be made with any number 

 of spindles ordered, and at an expense within the 

 means of culturists on the smallest scale. The cost 

 of an ordinary machine is from $20 to $30. Mr. 

 Brooks has taken out a patent for his invention. 



