spinning frame
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Mauney had seen the Japanese spinning equipment at a textile show and tested a Japanese spinning frame for three months, then bought 9.000 spindles for $500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same applies in the case of the roving passing from the roving to the spinning frame.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
"I've seen a very good-looking young man by the name of Raymond Ironsyde wasting a deuce of a lot of his time by your spinning frame; and wasting your time, too."
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
When two or three threads are united by twisting, the operation can be conducted in a twisting frame which differs little from a ordinary spinning frame, and hence need not be described.
From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by Woodhouse, T.
Warping The yarn coming from the spinning frame is sometimes dyed before weaving.
From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz
