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1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: Maclea and March

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1521. MACLEA and MARCH, Leeds.

System of spiral gill cone preparings for short hosiery wool.

MACLEA and MARCIE are manufacturers of HEMP, FLAX, Tow, WORSTED, and SILK WASTE MACHINERY, etc. They exhibit in this class a system of IMPROVED SPIRAL GILL CONE preparings for short hosiery wool, viz.:—

  • 1-8. Spindle cone drawing.
  • 1-16. Spindle cone finisher.
  • 1-54. Spindle cone roving.

1651. MACLEA and MARCH, Leeds.

Double-wheel lathe, self-acting slide lathe, planing, shaping, and slotting machines.

THE FOLLOWING MACHINES ARE EXHIBITED:

  • DOUBLE-WHEEL LATHE, for turning up a pair of 6-ft. wheels on their axle.
  • 7-in. CENTRE DOUBLE-GEARED SELF-ACTING SLIDE LATHE, 7 ft. bed.
  • DRILLING MACHINE, DOUBLE-GEARED, 12-in, traverse.
  • PLANING MACHINE, to plane 6 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, and 3 ft. high, self-acting in all cuts.
  • IMPROVED SHAPING MACHINE, 12-in. stroke on 4 ft. bed.
  • SLOTTING MACHINE, 6-in. stroke, to admit 2 ft. 6 in. diameter, with self-acting compound slides.

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