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C is the picker cam, by which the pickers E are kept in proper 

 position. It is adjusted by a screw, and when it is loosened, the 

 picker can be raised or dropped fit pleasure. 



D is the picker bar, which gives all the necessary motions, and 

 supports all the necessary attachments for knitting the yarn on to 

 the needles. 



E is called the picker, and by the motion of the picker bar, it 

 is made to pass into the groove of the needle, and catch the loop 

 made by the yarn tube, carrying the same over the hook of the 

 needle, thus forming a new stitch. 



F is the face of the picker bar, and it should be in a direct line 

 with the front tooth of the cylinder G. 



G is the cylinder which brings the needles in a position before 

 the picker for taking the stitch. It will revolve either to the right 

 or left at the pleasure of the operator. 



H is the stand which holds and guides the picker bar. 



J is the feed bar, which gives the motion to the cylinder, and is 

 connected to the main cam by a cam strap; said cam moves both 

 the feed and picker bar. 



^is the presser, which presses the loop formed by the yarn tube 

 over the groove of the needle, so that it can be catched by the 

 picker. 



L is the presser spring. 



Mh the nut for securing the pickers, and must be loosened 

 when you wish to turn down the extra picker; the inside picker 

 onl}' is down when using a single yarn. 



JVis a spring for holding the needles firmly in the teeth of the 

 cylinder while the stitch is taken. 



is the place where the cam strap can be reached when it is 

 necessary to adjust it, there being a screw on the bottom of the 

 strap to tighten or loosen the same. 



P is a cam to the chain slide. It is pressed down when you 

 wish to loosen the chain of needles, and pulled up when you wish 

 to tighten them. This chain slide is moved forward or back, and 

 the needles are hooked together in pairs. Thus, we can have any 

 number of needles desired on the machine, also increase or dim in 

 ish the size of fabric at pleasure. 



i? is a shipper, that is moved from the under side by a yarn 

 shipper. 



/S is a lever, connecting the shipper R with the yarn tubes B. 

 Thus the yarn shipper is enabled to change the direction of t he 



