1838 Mason's Patent Model of a Speeder for Roving Cotton
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In 1839, the editor of the Journal of the Franklin Institute stated of the first that it was \u00e2\u0080\u009cingenious, and manifestly good.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Of the second part, he explained that \u00e2\u0080\u009cby their weight at their outer ends, these levers expanded by the centrifugal force, with a power proportioned to their velocity, causing their inner ends to press upon the spools, and laying the yarn hard and compact upon them; and consequently, admitting of a very high degree of speed.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Although Mason was granted Patent No. 724 for his improvements, it proved difficult to thread and to remove the bobbins."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Earlier in his career, Mason had devised a loom for weaving diaper cloth and another loom for weaving damask tablecloths. In 1833, he succeeded in perfecting John Thorp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ring frame to the point where it was later used extensively in the textile industry. He also invented a self-acting cotton spinning machine (Patent No. 1,801, issued October 8, 1840), which for that period was a successful alternative to the contemporary ring spinning machine."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Mason, with the financial backing of Boston merchant James Kellog Mills, established a machine shop in 1842 called William Mason and Company. Business prospered and in 1845 new buildings were constructed. At that time, Mason\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Taunton shop was considered the largest machine shop in the United States. The shop was particularly successful in manufacturing cotton machinery, as well as machine tools, cupola furnaces, blowers, rifles, Campbell printing presses, gears, and shafts."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Mason found new fame in 1852 when he began building locomotives, the first of which was finished in 1853. His locomotives found wide acceptance for the beauty of design and technical excellence. 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