1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: Tuer and Hall
1537. TUER and HALL, Hope Foundry, Bury, near Manchester.
Shearing machine, looms.
1. Loom FOR WEAVING LINENS, strong fustians, nankeens, velvets, ticks, jacquard work, woollen goods, etc. This loom is applicable by a change of tapets at the end for weaving any kind of cloths, and may be worked at any required speed.
2. GINGHAM OR FANCY Loom with rising and falling box, to weave one pick or more of each colour as may be desired, suitable for weaving ginghams, checks, plaids, drills, quiltings, light fustians, nankeens, heavy domestics, plain and twilled calicoes, etc.
3. CARPET Loom to weave pile fabrics of any width required, invented in 1857. All the working motions are outside the loom, except the crank from which it is driven, by which free access to the working parts is obtained. The wire motion inserts 45 wires per minute at 2 picks per wire. This loom is also applicable to the weaving of Utrecht velvet for the lining of carriages, omnibuses, etc. One horse-power will turn 6 of these looms.
4. SHEARING OR CUTTING MACHINE with 2 revolving cylinders, 5 steel cutters on each cylinder for shearing fustian, velvet, and moleskin cloths, etc.; can be made on the same principle with 1 cylinder only at about two-thirds cost. The cylinders can be made of a larger or smaller diameter, with more or less cutters, as may be desired.
Prices and lithographs may be had on application to the makers.