Identifier: cottonmanufact00bain (find matches)
Title: History of the cotton manufacture in Great Britain : with a notice of its early history in the East, and in all the quarters of the globe : a description of the great mechanical inventions, which have caused its unexampled extension in Britain, and a view of the present state of the manufacture and the condition of the classes engaged in its several departments
Year: 1835 (1830s)
Authors: Baines, Edward, Sir, 1800-1890
Subjects: Cotton manufacture Cotton manufacture Cotton manufacture
Publisher: London : H. Fisher, R. Fisher, and P. Jackson
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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dles,and took in the carriage at the same time, (similar to the way youassist the large mules in putting up.) But in the above self-actingmule, which performed every motion, after the spindles werestopped it required about three turns of the fly-wheel to moveround the faller, and put in action the above-mentioned pully, thattook in the carriage ; which was a great loss of time. We there-fore set aside that part of the apparatus or machinery, and allowedthe mule to stop in the common way on receiving the full comple-ment of twist; and the instant it stopped, the boy or girl, withoutputting their hand to the fly-wheel, just turned the guide or fallerwith the hand, which instantly set in motion the spindles, and tookin the carriage—the cop being shaped by an inclined plane, orother contrivance. * * * It will naturally be asked, why were not the self-acting mulescontinued in use? At first, you know, the mules were about 144spindles in size, and when power was applied, the spinner worked
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THMOSTIjE. mule, THE COTTON MANUFACTURE. 207 two of such; but the size of the mules rapidly increased to 300spindles and upwards, and two such wheels being considered asufficient task for a man to manage, the idea of saving by spinningwith boys and girls was thus superseded. * * * * I am, dear sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, William Kelly. Several spinners and mechanics in England, Scotland,France, and America have also invented contrivancesfor the same purpose, amongst whom may be mentionedMessrs. Eaton, of Wiln, in Derbyshire, and of France;Mr. Peter Ewart, of Manchester; Mr. De Iongh, ofWarrington; Mr. Buchanan, of the Catrine Works,Scotland; Mr. Knowles, of Manchester; and Dr.Brewster, of America. Of these, none succeeded to anyconsiderable extent, though the self-acting mule ofDe Iongh has been worked with advantage in severalmills. But the machine which has met with decided successis the self-acting mule invented by Mr. Roberts, anextremely ingenious machine-maker

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