I., Power-Loom Weaving in General. Various Systems of Looms.—II., Mounting and Starting the Power-Loom. English Looms.—Tappet or Treadle Looms.—Dobbies.—III., General Remarks on the Numbering, Reeling and Packing-of Yarn.—Appendix.—Useful Hints. Calculating Warps.—Weft Calculations.—Calculations of Cost Price in Hanks.
Press Opinions.
"A long-felt want in the weaving industry has been supplied by the issue of a cheap volume dealing with the subject." —Belfast Evening Telegraph.
"The work has been clearly translated from the German and published with suitable illustrations.... The author has dealt very practically with the subject." —Bradford Daily Telegraph.
"The book, which contains a number of useful coloured diagrams, should prove invaluable to the student, and its handy form will enable it to become a companion more than some cumbrous work." —Cotton Factory Times.
"The book has been prepared with great care, and is most usefully illustrated. It is a capital text-book for use in the weaving schools or for self-instruction, while all engaged in the weaving industry will find its suggestions helpful." —Northern Daily Telegraph.
"The various systems are treated in a careful manner; also the different looms and their manufacture, as well as the whole processes of the work. Yarn numbering according to various systems, with conversion tables and numerous coloured diagrams, materially assist to a clear comprehension of the subject." —Northern Whig.
"The 'inside' managers of our textile mills in which the work is complex or greatly varied, and where yarns of different materials are in use, will find this work convenient for reference in case of novelty or difficulty. We may also say the same in relation to the textile student. Its description of the parts of the loom and their functions will be of use to the latter, being of the most elementary kind."—Textile Mercury.
"The author attempts to fill a gap in weaving literature caused by the neglect of many obscure points connected with the industry. A short review is given of the power-loom as a whole, followed by a description of the different parts of the machinery with their advantages and defects.... The book is severely technical, but must on that account be very valuable to the pupil who is determined to master this industrial art."—Cheshire County News.
"It is clear and concise, and gives just that knowledge in quality and amount which any student of the weaving industry ought to consider as a minimum necessary for his thorough comprehension of his future profession. The handiness and variety of the information comprised in Section III., dealing with the numbering and reeling of yarns employed in the various systems in different countries, struck us as particularly useful."—North British Daily Mail.
"This work brings before weavers who are actually engaged in the various branches of fabrics, as well as the technical student, the different parts of the general run of power-looms in such a manner that the parts of the loom and their bearing to each other can be readily understood.... The work should prove of much value, as it is in every sense practical, and is put before the reader in such a clear manner that it can be easily understood." —Textile Industries.
"The book under notice is intended as an instructor to those engaged in power-loom weaving, and, judging by its compilation, the author is a thorough master of the craft. It is not overloaded with details, and he manages to compress in a book of some 150 pages all that one can possibly wish to know about the different parts of the machinery, whether of English or foreign make, and for whatever kind of cloth required. A comprehensive summary is also included of the various yarns and methods of numbering them, as well as a few useful hints and a number of coloured diagrams for mandarin weavings. The book is printed in bold, legible type, on good paper, has a copious index, and is well and strongly bound." —Ashton-under-Lyne Herald.
"In dealing with the complicated parts of various classes of power-looms, the writer, who is one of the professors at the Royal Weaving School of Asch, brings to the work a thorough knowledge of the subject, and, what is of great value, he has the gift of communicating his knowledge in a way which is easily understood. The smallest details of loom-setting are entered into, and a full explanation of problems, which are a source of anxiety to many engaged in overlooking, is given. Students will find the work an admirable text-book, and all who are interested in weaving will see in it a valuable addition to the literature on this subject.... The book is in small compass, and is crowded with valuable information."—Bradford Observer.
COLOUR: A HANDBOOK OF THE THEORY OF COLOUR. By GEORGE H. HURST, F.C.S. With Ten Coloured Plates and Seventy-two Illustrations. 160 pp. Demy 8vo. 1900. Price 7s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 8s.; Other Countries, 8s. 6d.; strictly net.
Contents.
Chapters I., Colour and Its Production. Light, Colour, Dispersion of White Light Methods of Producing the Spectrum, Glass Prism and Diffraction Grating Spectroscopes, The Spectrum, Wave Motion of Light, Recomposition of White Light, Hue, Luminosity, Purity of Colours, The Polariscope, Phosphorescence, Fluorescence, Interference.—II., Cause of Colour in Coloured Bodies. Transmitted Colours, Absorption Spectra of Colouring Matters.—III., Colour Phenomena and Theories. Mixing Colours, White Light from Coloured Lights, Effect of Coloured Light on Colours, Complementary Colours, Young-Helmholtz Theory, Brewster Theory, Supplementary Colours, Maxwell's Theory, Colour Photography.—IV., The Physiology of Light. Structure of the Eye, Persistence of Vision, Subjective Colour Phenomena, Colour Blindness.—V., Contrast. Contrast, Simultaneous Contrast, Successive Contrast, Contrast of Tone. Contrast of Colours, Modification of Colours by Contrast, Colour Contrast in Decorative Design.—VI., Colour in Decoration and Design. Colour Harmonies, Colour Equivalents, Illumination and Colour, Colour and Textile Fabrics, Surface Structure and Colour.—VII., Measurement of Colour. Colour Patch Method, The Tintometer, Chromometer.
Press Opinions.
"This useful little book possesses considerable merit, and will be of great utility to those for whom it is primarily intended."—Birmingham Pos.
"It will be found to be of direct service to the majority of dyers, calico printers and colour mixers, to whom we confidently recommend it."—Chemical Trade Journal.
"It is thoroughly practical, and gives in simple language the why and wherefore of the many colour phenomena which perplex the dyer and the colourist."—Dyer and Calico Printer.
"We have found the book very interesting, and can recommend it to all who wish to master the different aspects of colour theory, with a view to a practical application of the knowledge so gained."—Chemist and Druggist.
"Mr. Hurst's Handbook on the Theory of Colour will be found extremely useful, not only to the art student, but also to the craftsman, whose business it is to manipulate pigments and dyes."—Nottingham Daily Guardian.
TEXTILE RAW MATERIALS AND THEIR CONVERSION INTO YARNS. (The Study of the Raw Materials and the Technology of the Spinning Process.) Text-book for Textile, Trade and Higher Technical Schools. By JULIUS ZIPSER. Translated from German by CHARLES SALTER. 302 Illustrations. 480 pp. Demy 8vo. 1901. Price 10s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 11s.; Other Countries, 12s.; strictly net.
Contents.
Raw Materials: Cotton—Wool—Flax—Hemp—Jute—Hair—Shearing Sheep—Goat Wool—Silk—Detection and Estimation of Textile Raw Materials in Yarns and Fabrics—Tests.—The Technology of Spinning. Cotton Spinning: Bale Breakers—Carding—Combing—Roving—Mule Frames—Yarn Testing—Humidifiers. Flax Spinning: Tow Spinning—String Spinning—Carded Woollen Yarn—Belt Condenser—Fine Spinning—Yarn Numbering.—Manufacture of True Worsted Yarn: Semi-Worsted Yarns.—Artificial Wool or Shoddy Spinning: Spinning Shoddy.—Index.