Jacquard Machines: Instruction Paper

by H. William Nelson

EXAMINATION PAPER

JACQUARD MACHINES

Read carefully: Place your name and full address at the head of the paper. Any cheap, light paper like the sample previously sent you may be used. Do not crowd your work, but arrange it neatly and legibly. Do not copy the answers from the Instruction Paper; use your own words, so that we may be sure that you understand the subject.

1. To what may the term “Jacquard Weaving” be applied?

2. What are the classifications of Jacquard machines?

3. What are the chief features of the single action machine?

4. In what industry is the single action machine most extensively used?

5. What is the use of the extra row of needles in the single action machine?

6. How many methods are there for operating the movable parts of a machine, and what are they?

7. What are the reasons for using “double-lift” and “single cylinder” machines?