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100 1 _aCooper, Grace Rogers,
_d1924-2004
245 1 4 _aThe Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-11-03
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines" by Grace Rogers Cooper is a historical publication produced during the mid-20th century. This book delves into the development of wool carding technology, focusing on the contributions made by the Scholfield brothers, John and Arthur, who brought their expertise in wool processing to America in the late 18th century. It explores the evolution of wool carding machines, a pivotal innovation that facilitated the American textile industry during its early growth. The narrative traces the Scholfields' journey from England to their establishment in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where they built the first significant wool-carding machine in America. The book details their subsequent ventures in the establishment of woolen mills and outlines the technological advancements in carding techniques, including the transition from hand tools to the mechanized carding processes they introduced. Through their ingenuity in this sector, the Scholfields transformed wool processing and left a lasting impact on the textile industry in the United States, underscoring the intersection of craftsmanship and innovation during this transformative period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWool-carding
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27137
999 _c68046
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