Cotton, by S.W. (Paperback) - 6 Angebote vergleichen

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, KCNetbrokers.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ... the weavers. In parts of the country where weaving used to be carried on, we still observe the bow-window in which the loom used to stand, or the upper storey amply lighted by windows too large and too numerous for bedrooms, and we recognise houses formerly inhabited by weavers. But it was not possible to make the hand-loom a very rapid worker. Some power stronger than the weaver's hand was needed. As early as 1678 Desgennes, a clever French machine-maker, devised the plan of working a loom by water-power, and his scheme answered very well--upon paper. He could not make it really effective, nor could any one else. Nearly a hundred years afterwards, a party of Manchester manufacturers met by chance at Matlock in Derbyshire, and talked of the imperfection of the looms then in use, and the difficulty of weaving up the cotton which was so readily spun by the new spinning-machines. A clergyman who was present said that if a more powerful and efficient machine was needed for weaving, it certainly ought to be invented, and he did not see why it should not be. This clergyman was a Dr. Cartwright; he had been educated at Oxford, and had published a volume of poems, but had never paid any attention to mechanics. Now, however, the subject of weaving by machinery took possession of his mind. He had never seen a loom in his lifetime, but it appeared to him that in plain weaving there were only three movements following one another in succession, and he thought there could be no great difficulty in producing and repeating them. So he employed a carpenter and a smith to construct a machine upon his principles, and getting a weaver to put in the warp, a piece of cloth was woven before his eyes. We may imagine how great was his delight. The only... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2013-09-13, Studio: RareBooksClub.com.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BuySomeBooks [52360437], Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 136 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: Cotton, By S. W. Susanna Warren This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Book Depository [54837791], London, United Kingdom.
Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Cotton, By S.W. Susanna Warren ***** Print on Demand *****.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BooKnackrh.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Cotton, By S.W. Susanna Warren , Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-03-29, Studio: Nabu Press.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, super_star_seller.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Cotton, By S.W. Susanna Warren , Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-03-29, Studio: Nabu Press.

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