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SELF-STRIPPING CARDING MACHINE. 



In tlie operation of cotton carding, that part of the process 

 called stripping, has heretofore been done by hand. Under this 

 mode various accidental delays are constantly occurring, and 

 often serious damage by carelessness and otherwise ; besides the 

 necessity of employing hands to perform the operation. It is 

 computed that the labor of one man is required for every 12 

 carding machines, and 12 carding machines to every 1000 spin- 

 dles. The machine under consideration proposes to perform the 

 whole operation of carding and stripping. It is, we understand^ 

 the invention of Messrs. Charles D. Wilcox, (deceased) and J. P. 

 Stillman, and A. Stillman, all residents of Westerly, Washington 

 county, R. I. The machine was exhibited in operation at our 

 last fair where it attracted much attention, and received the 

 gold medal of the Institute. We find in the Scientific American 

 of December 6, a very accurate description of it, which we copy. 



A. C. 



Fig. 1. 



Figure 1 is an elevation of one end of a carding machine, with 

 the improvements attached. Figure 2 is a side view of the 



