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

"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

The final machine used in the conversion of rove to the size of yarn required is termed the spinning frame.

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

While the spinning frame is built on entirely different principles from the roving, intermediate, or slubber frame, the object of each machine is the same as that of 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)