The threads pass from the bobbins to the frame through an instrument called a jack or heck-box, or simply a heck.
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The threads pass from the bobbins to the frame through an instrument called a jack or heck-box, or simply a heck.
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The heck-box moves up and down a post, the motion being regulated by a cord passing over a wheel or pulley and wound round the axle of the reel, and unwound alternately, as the box moves up or down the post.
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The heck-box slides vertically on a bar as the reel rotates, and thus disposes the warp spirally on the reel.
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For this class of work some very handy creels, heck boxes, and horizontal warping mills, with all the latest adjustments, are offered to the silk trade.
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