Patent No 1383 - Machinery For Forming Bats Of Fleece - Diagrams
Drawings of Patent 1383, 6 July 1859, entitled "Machinery for Forming Bats of Fleece, &c."
James Ferrabee can be seen in an original photograph with this machine on the Digital Stroud website. This photograph was presumably taken at the Phoenix Ironworks, Thrupp or (if after 1863) at Port Mill Brimscombe.
An account and diagram of Ferrabee's machine can be seen in an article on the 1862 International Exhibition in London.
Patent 1383, 6 June 1859
Machinery for Forming Bats of Fleece &c.
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