Paper Staining Machine.
THE CALICO PRINTER.
CYLINDER PRINTING MACHINE.
The trade of the Calico Printer may be said to be one of the most important in this country, since we export such immense quantities of cotton prints to our various colonies, as well as to other countries in the world, that this business forms a very considerable part of British commerce.
Calicoes, muslins, &c. intended for printing must first have the fibres removed from their surface by the operation of the singeing machine; which consists of a half-cylinder of iron or copper laid horizontally, and kept at a bright heat by a range of gas-flames or a furnace; over this half-cylinder the length of cloth is drawn with a steady motion till the down or fibre is singed off.
Bowking Kiers.