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BUR-CLEANING BREAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
CONT

The primary object of bur-picking is to remove by mechanical means all the vegetable matter possible before the stock is passed onto the cards ... the first card ... is normally equipped with a bur-cleaning breast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
CONT

Un peigneur reprend la laine échardonnée et la distribue à un tambour précardeur, dit «avant-train». [...] L'avant-train comprend un tambour [...] Sur ce tambour sont situés deux points «travailleurs».

Spanish

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