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As I intend, at a convenient time, to give a more- 
ample account of the method in which filk is reeled, 
and of the various attempts which have been made' 
to improve the filk-reel, together with their luccefs, 
that perfons may not wade their time upon fruitlefs 
experiments ; and having hopes alfo that I (hall be 
able to add fome further improvements to it, of 
which I have not as yet had lei dire to make trial ; 
for thefe reafons I fhall for the prefent take leave of 
this fubjecd, at lead with this plead ng thought, that 
the pains I have taken may pofiibly hereafter pro- 
mote the indudry and profit of fuch poor families as ; 
are, in all countries, the fupporters of the filk ma- 
nufadture. 
Samuel Pullein. 
In Tab. III. Jig. i. at A is fhewn the manner in 
which I have made a winch D, fixed in the arbre' 
Q^A, anfwer the fame purpofe as the two wheels, 
with teeth, which are ufed in the Piedmontefe reel ; 
by which the mechanifm is rendered more fimple, 
and the guidedick F moved to the fame advantage 
as with the wheels. 
At Jig. i. is diewn the double croiffure, made by' 
means of the crofs B, which I fhall call a fwivel- 
crofs. It is made of very flight fcantling, fuch as 
a common lath may afford. At h h are fixed two 
little ivory or brafs wheels with fmooth acute-angled 
grooves in them to receive the threads which come 
from the two dop-wires b b. One end of the fwivel- 
crofs K is fomewhat broad, and reds upon the guide- 
dick F diredtly in the middle between the two 
guide-wires c c . Here it moves and plays freely 
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