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You must be the most At length poor Cervetto said, 'Oh, Mr. Garrick! vat is the matter--vat I haf do?— The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
That portion of the steam pipe which passes down at the end of the vat is in a small compartment boxed off from the main body of the vat, so that no part of the material which is being dyed can come in contact with it.— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
Extending over the vat are a number of reels or bobbins; these are best made of wood or enamelled iron; these reels are in connection with suitable gearing so that they can be revolved.— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
On a central axis is built two discs or rod carriers which can revolve in the dye-vat, the revolution being given by suitable gearing, which is shown at the side of the machine.— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
If the warp were so wound as to be able to go into a Obermaier dyeing machine, it would be possible to dye it in that machine, but generally warps are dyed in the open form and are passed through a dyeing vat, commonly called a warp-vat which is constructed as shown in Fig.— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student

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