Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VI.: J. Frost

From Graces Guide

84. FROST, J., Macclesfield — Inventor.

Models of improved winding engine and cleaning frame.

Model of a machine spinning and doubling at one operation.

Model of a throwing mill, in which the spindles are turned by friction. Throwing mill, with spindles turned by friction. Iron roller inlaid with wood, placed in segments, turns a spindle with iron wart is stated to give regular spin, take less power, and stands in less space than common throwing mills.

Improved winding engine.

Cleaning train: the cleaners are fitted up with a slop, so as to be fixed on the guide rail, to answer the purpose of the eye or guide.

Spinning and doubling machine, which works two operations by one process, and can be converted into a tram doubler.

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