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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), B. (search)
round the warp. The bobbinet-machine was originally derived from the stocking-frame, invented by the unfortunate William Lee, M. A., of Cambridge, 1589. Lee was successively patronized by Elizabeth and by Henry IV. of France. The former likedLee was successively patronized by Elizabeth and by Henry IV. of France. The former liked the stockings well enough, but refused Lee a patent, as the invention was so valuable that it would command the market. The assassination of Henry deprived Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Lee a patent, as the invention was so valuable that it would command the market. The assassination of Henry deprived Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Hammond (about 1768) modified a stocking-frame to make a coarse imitation of Brussels ground; this was the pin-machine. In 1784, the warp-frame was invented, for making warp-lace. In the next decade, the bobbin-frame. In 1809, Heathcote Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Hammond (about 1768) modified a stocking-frame to make a coarse imitation of Brussels ground; this was the pin-machine. In 1784, the warp-frame was invented, for making warp-lace. In the next decade, the bobbin-frame. In 1809, Heathcote invented the bobbinet machine. This is a complicated machine, used in but few localities. The parts are very numerous, the motions intricate, and the machine cannot be readily explained within the limits admissible in this work. Bob′bin-lace.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), K. (search)
ring the reign of Henry VIII. Spain was always famous for its sheep and wool. (See merino.) In 1530 the word knit was common in England, and occurs in Palgrave's grammar. In 1577 the country folks knitted their own stockings. In 1589, William Lee, M. A., of Cambridge, England, invented and made a model of a knittingframe. He applied to Elizabeth for help, and then to Henry IV. of France, who promised it. The assassination of Henry threw him into poverty and obscurity, in which he died. His workmen, with their stocking-frames, settled in Derbyshire and started a factory, which soon threw the hose of woolen cloth and leather entirely out of the market. Queen Elizabeth refused a patent to William Lee on account of the value of his invention; as it would interfere with the employment of a great number of her subjects, and to make the stockings for a whole people was too large a grant for any individual. About the same style of remark as was urged by Jefferson against one of Oli
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
foot and leg. 2. (Farriery.) A device for remedying injuries to the tendons, varicose veins, etc., occurring in the lower part of a horse's leg. It has upright braces, to maintain a tension on the part; is perforated, to permit a certain degree of ventilation; and is secured by laces. Horse-stocking. Stock′ing-frame. The English term for a stocking-knitting machine. The term frame is there common, as spinning-frame, warping-frame, etc. The stocking-frame was invented by William Lee, of Cambridge, England, 1589. In this machine the thread is first pushed down between each alternate needle of a set by a series of levers with plates, termed jack-sinkers, which are depressed successively by a sort of carriage on rollers, the slur, operated by the slur-bar. Another series of levers with plates, called leadsinkers, is then depressed by a sinkerbar, forming a loop between each pair of needles. The loops are then pushed back out of the way of the sinkers and another set