Project Gutenberg 2008-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 160 Cooper, Grace Rogers Rogers, Grace L. The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines" by Grace Rogers Cooper is a historical publication produced during the mid-20th century. This book delves into the development of wool carding technology, focusing on the contributions made by the Scholfield brothers, John and Arthur, who brought their expertise in wool processing to America in the late 18th century. It explores the evolution of wool carding machines, a pivotal innovation that facilitated the American textile industry during its early growth. The narrative traces the Scholfields' journey from England to their establishment in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where they built the first significant wool-carding machine in America. The book details their subsequent ventures in the establishment of woolen mills and outlines the technological advancements in carding techniques, including the transition from hand tools to the mechanized carding processes they introduced. Through their ingenuity in this sector, the Scholfields transformed wool processing and left a lasting impact on the textile industry in the United States, underscoring the intersection of craftsmanship and innovation during this transformative period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wool-carding TS Text Technology Manufacturing Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 68373 68376 2024-09-11T11:59:37.089138 2023-09-12T05:55:37.003288 text/html text/html 63939 2021-01-04T08:41:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1131187 2021-01-04T08:41:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1146406 2024-09-11T11:59:39.859131 application/epub+zip 1144762 2024-09-11T11:59:37.649149 application/epub+zip 65351 2024-09-11T11:59:37.338134 application/epub+zip 1180449 2024-09-11T11:59:41.450156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1172159 2024-09-11T11:59:39.395120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95069 2022-09-12T12:59:00.480622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53543 53418 2024-09-11T11:59:36.879130 2023-09-12T05:55:36.832278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53411 2021-01-04T08:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20317 2021-01-04T08:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18109 2024-09-11T11:59:41.593115 application/rdf+xml 14359 2024-09-11T11:59:37.422138 image/jpeg 2303 2024-09-11T11:59:37.378140 image/jpeg 1148490 2024-09-11T11:59:37.133186 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog