Abstract
THE textile industry has probably gone further than any other industry in replacing handicraft by machine production. The transition took place in the first half of the nineteenth century concurrently with the introduction of steam power. This led inevitably to displacing the cottage industry (spinning wheel and hand-loom) by large mills. So successful was the use of steam power and line shaft driving that manufacturers were loath to change to electric power and individual drive. In the development of individual driving by electric motors, Germany has played the leading part. This has opened up new prospects for small textile undertakings. It looks as if it might revive the cottage industry. As the English-speaking countries possess more than half the world's cotton spindles, the importance of spinning and weaving to Great Britain justifies the translation of this standard work into English. The book is thoroughly practical and can be warmly recommended to everyone connected with the textile industry.
Textile Electrification: a Treatise on the Application of Electricity in Textile Factories.
Dr.
Wilhelm
Stiel
By. Authorized translation by A. F. Rodger Pp. xix + 608 + 6 plates. (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1933.) 63s. net.
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Textile Electrification: a Treatise on the Application of Electricity in Textile Factories . Nature 133, 160 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133160b0
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