100 Transactions of the Amebic an Institute. 



REPORT ON LOOMS. 



To the Board of Managers : 



Gentlemen. — The undersigned, judges in department five, group 

 five, report that they have carefully and impartially examined the 

 several competing articles submitted to them. The best article of 

 those intended to accomplish the same object is mentioned first, and 

 the remaining articles of the same class in ■ their relative order of 

 merit. While we have deemed it unnecessary to point out what 

 seemed to us defects in any article, we have, on the other hand, 

 stated in brief terms the commendable qualities in those which have 

 received our highest approval, which are not only the best on exhibi- 

 tion, but equal or better than any elsewhere known to us. 



Nos. 548 and 596. Positive Motion Povjer Loom. — The Positive 

 Motion Power Loom Company, 35 and 37 Wooster street, New- 

 York. 



In this loom the shuttle is carried through the warp by a positive 

 motion upon a carrier very ingeniously arranged to throw no strain 

 or friction upon the warp threads. Its advantages are that it enables 

 cloth of any width to be woven as readily as narrow goods. It pro- 

 duces a superior selvage, because of the even manner in which the 

 weft is deposited, and that a strain is kept upon the weft thread 

 until the reed beats it home. It enables the finest silks to be woven 

 by power at a higli speed, and it removes all liability to serious 

 " smashes " common to the ordinary flying shuttle. We consider this 

 a very important improvement, and one worthy the liighest award. 



No. 207. Three Circular Looms. — Palmer &, Kendall, 158 Chat- 

 ham street, New York. 



There are thi'ee of these looms exl)ibitcd, eacli doing a different 

 class of work. Their main features are a gravitating shuttle, revolv- 

 ing warp and stationary track or pattern cylinder producing the 

 " shed." By changing the arrangement of grooves of this cylinder 

 any character of fancy weaving may be produced. The machines are 

 ingenious, well built, and do excellent work of a character peculiar 

 to itself. We believe it to be a valuable improvement. 



