Four-Strand Compound Laying Machine Making Strands and Laying Rope in a Single, Continuous Operation
Sixteen-Inch Towline with Eye Splice
In forming a small rope, two of the yarns thus formed were twisted together in a direction opposite to that of the first twist. Then a second twisting followed, the direction being again reversed. Thus rope making may be seen to consist in a series of twisting processes, each twist opposite to the former, the rope growing in size and strength at each operation. Horse power or water power was used when the ropes became too large to be made by hand.
Formation of Sliver (for Spinning) on First Breaker