Machine to lay the wool fibers parallel by length
An illustration of James Noble's wool combing machine, called the Noble Comb, fromPopular Science in1891. Thewool combing machine was invented byEdmund Cartwright , the inventor of thepower loom , inDoncaster . The machine was used to arrange and lay parallel by length thefibers ofwool , prior to further treatment.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Cartwright's invention, nicknamed "Big Ben," was originallypatented in April 1790, with subsequent patents following in December 1790 and May 1792 as the machine's design was refined by Cartwright.[ 1] [ 2] [ 5] [ 4] mechanization of the wool combing stage of thetextile manufacturing process, and a significant achievement for thetextile industry .[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
The wool combing machine was improved refined by many later inventors, includingJosué Heilmann ,Samuel Cunliffe Lister ,Isaac Holden , andJames Noble .[ 2] [ 4] [ 7] [ 8]
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