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PLANT OF HOWARD & BULLOUGH AMERICAN MACHINE COMPANY LTD.

PAWTUCKET, R. I.

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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE

of

COTTON MACHINERY

Built by

HOWARD & BULLOUGH AMERICAN MACHINE COMPANY, LTD.

PAWTUCKET, R. I., U. S. A.

OPENING, PICKING, CARDING, DRAWING, ROVING, SPINNING, TWISTING AND WINDING MACHINERY

WARPERS AND SLASHERS

Containing Also Floor Spaces, Speeds, Productions, Gearing Diagrams, Useful Tables and Other Information

1909

BOSTON OFFICE, 65 FRANKLIN STREET C. E. RILEY, TREASURER

SOUTHERN OFFICE, EMPIRE BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA.

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INTRODUCTION.

We take pleasure in presenting this book, trusting that the information it contains will be of interest and service.

In compiling this catalogue we have included such descriptive matter as will set forth the main features and advantages of our machinery, also outline drawings, gearing diagrams, floor spaces, speeds, production and other tables, and information of use to all those interested in Cotton Mills.

Some of the information contained in this book has hitherto been presented in circular and book form, but at the request of numerous friends and users of our machinery we now issue this complete catalogue which contains considerable additional information, besides which it is in a compact and convenient form.

Our machinery is extensively used, and is well and favorably known.

It will be our endeavor in the future to continue to make improvements and maintain the high standard which has characterized our machinery in the past.

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INDEX.

OPENING AND PICKING MACHINERY PAGE Hopper Bale Opener 8 General Description 9 Floor Plans and Elevations 12 Automatic Hopper Feeder 14 Self-feeding Opener 16 Trunking 20 Breaker Lappers 24 Combination Machines 30 Intermediate and Finisher Lappers 32 Production Tables 36 Gearing Diagrams 38 Calculations 43 Floor Plans and Elevations 52

REVOLVING FLAT CARDS General Description 61 Patent Setting Arrangement for Flats 67 Williams' Patent Stripping Motion 68 Floor Plan 72 Gearing Diagram 72 Calculations 75 Production Tables 75 Gearing Tables 77 Clothing 80

DRAWING FRAMES General Description 82 Floor Plans 88 Table of Lengths 90 Production Tables 91 Gearing Diagram 92 Calculations 94 Gearing and General Tables 96 Electric Stop Motions 98

SLUBBING, INTERMEDIATE, ROVING AND JACK FRAMES General Description 103 Improved Differential Motion 107 Improved Lay Gearing 109 Speed Tables 111 Floor Plans 118 Tables of Lengths 119 Production Tables 113 Gearing Diagrams 123 {6} Calculations 127 Gearing Tables 130 Roving Tables 136

RING SPINNING FRAMES General Description 141 Improved Builder 151 H. & B. Separator 152 Floor Plan 154 Table of Lengths 155 Production Tables 156 Gearing Diagrams 160 Calculations 164 Gearing Tables 166 Yarn Twist Tables 176 Table for Numbering Cotton Yarn 179 Breaking Weights of American Yarns 184

SPOOLERS Table of Lengths and Productions 186 REELS 187

TWISTERS General Description 188 Floor Plan 193 Table of Lengths 195 Production Tables 198 Gearing Diagrams 203 Calculations 206 Gearing Tables 208 Twist Tables 210

CONE AND TUBE WINDERS General Description 222 Floor Plan 225 WARPERS 226 SLASHERS 227

MISCELLANEOUS Shipping Weights 232 Table of English Weights and Measures 233 Classification of Cotton 237 General Rules with Examples 234 Power Required by Cotton Machinery 238 Belting Required for Various Machines 240 Horse-power Tables of Shafting 242 Horse-power Tables of Belting 246 Data on Manila Transmission Rope 250 Spindles in U. S. 252 World's Cotton Spindles 253

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OPENING AND PICKING MACHINERY.

The Opening and Picking of cotton should have the same careful attention as the Carding and Spinning, although the latter processes may seem to some to be more important. Much more attention is being given to this Department everywhere to-day than formerly, and better equipments of machinery are being used. The same equipment is not equally good for all classes of work, as the machinery must be designed and adjusted for the particular kind of stock to be used.

Unless the cotton is well opened and cleaned, and good even laps are made, the Carding will suffer, and the Card Clothing will soon be damaged, which means poor and costly work.

We invite with every confidence all possible investigation into the construction and improved design of our Opening and Picking machinery, and the work it is doing in the mills. This entire line of machinery is substantially built, very simple, and contains many valuable improvements.

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CLUTCH GEARS--The Calender Rolls are stopped and started by large Clutch Gears which are a great improvement over the common Drop Shaft and Gear. With this method the starting strain is distributed over all the teeth in the Clutch Gears, entirely doing away with the frequent breakages under the old system.

BEARINGS--Where it is possible the bearings are made in bush form, as shown in cut page 26, thus reducing to a minimum the time taken to make replacements and the cost of same. Our bearings are very easy to adjust, and their special form prevents oil from getting to the inside of the machine. All high speed Shafts, viz., Fan, Side and Beater Shafts, have ring oiling bearings.

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TOP CAGES AND COVERS--The Top Cages of our Lappers are easily removed, as will be seen by referring to the cut, page 26. The sides of the cage cover or bonnet fit snugly over the bushed bearings. To remove the cage or bushings, it is only necessary to turn back the cover. These covers are all made with oil holes directly over the bearing, so it is not necessary to raise the cover for the purpose of oiling.

NO TILTING OF LAP RACKS--The Lap Racks slide up and down on steel shafts, which entirely prevent the tilting of the Racks and consequent breakages.

SHAFTS--Our Beater and Fan shafts are made from a very hard iron specially mixed to give long life to these high speed shafts.

A countershaft complete with pulleys is attached to each Lapper.

DRIVING PULLEYS--One-beater Breaker Lappers 16 in. dia., 4-1/4 in. face, T. & L.

Two-beater Breaker Lappers or One-beater Breaker Lappers with extra Cage Section or Condenser and Gauge Box Section 16 in. dia., 5-1/4 in. face, T. & L.

In combinations which have 3 beaters to be driven from one countershaft of machine, 16 in. dia., 6-1/4 in. face, T. & L.

Other sizes can be furnished.

SPEEDS--The usual speed of all lapper countershafts is 435 revs. per minute, which gives 1,450 revs. per minute of the Beaters, and 550 revs. per minute of Cylinders, for ordinary cotton. For long staple cottons the beater speed is reduced to 800 to 1,050 revs. per minute and the Cylinder speed to 300 to 450 revs. per minute.

PRODUCTION--On ordinary cotton 15,000 to 20,000 lbs. per week of 60 hours. In some cases the production is far in excess of these figures. For long staple cottons, 10,000 to 15,000 lbs.

See production table, page 36.

FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS-See pages 54 to 57. These plans are for 40-in. or 41-in. machines, and 45-in. machines are 4 in. wider.

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