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Adams. He gave a great deal of time to the perfection of


the Power Loom, and in 1816 took out his first 100m patent.


In 1820 he made his first invention in the line of revolving


loom temples, being the fIrst to recognize the necessity for


such a mechanism. The previous inventions in this line re­ferred


to the use of flat pieces of wood, with points set in


the end of each, which were first moved from time to time


by the weaver, and then made self- acting by the motion of


the lay. He made important improvements in 1829, and in


1830 the business of introducing these and other 100m im­provements,


was taken over by James Draper, his eldest


son. .


These temples, while apparently of small importance in


the total loom mechanism, actually introduced an advantage


comparative with that of the Northrop attachments at the


present day, for they enabled a weaver to double the


number of looms tended.


This original business formed the first step in the con­tinual


evolution that has resulted in the present DRAPER


COMPANY, the largEst manufacturer of Cotton Machinery


in the United States.


As Weston was hardly a manufacturing center, the


inventive ability of Ira Draper found another vent in its


nearest application, namely: that of the Farming Industry.


An old- time resident of the town, some years ago, gave us


some very interesting information concerning the many


inventions developed by his genius in this line, he having


anticipated nearly all of the modern farm tools. Among


them were a horse power threshing machine, the endless


track horse power, a hay and straw cutter, the road scraper,


a rock lifting machine, a potato planter, a horse rocker, a


horse power ditching machine and false felloes for wheels.


A large oil portrait of Ira Draper hangs o~ the' wall of


the reception room at the DRAPER COMPANY'S office. He


holds a model of his temple invention in his hand, the nat­ural


inventor's pride being manifested in thus wishing to


associate the product of his brain with the portrayal of his


physical individuality. The train of creative thought origi­nating


in his brain, has already resulted in the issue of more


than two hundred patents to his descendants.


1I\ no\\) au roen : Jl3\ 2 ~ beae ~ reaenta,


IrlPORTANT DISCOVERY.


ASSIGNMENT OF IRA DRAPER TO JAMES


DRAPER.


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Weavers of fine goods which are closely inspected


have always been troubled, more or less, by the bunch


liable to be formed by the last end of the filling, when


weaving from bobbins. Mr. Charles H. Arnold of Gros­venor


Dale, Conn., having traced the trouble to those bob­bins


which had not ' started spinning after doffing, detected


the real source of the error, and immediately hit upon an


easy way to overcome the difficulty.


Bobbins which do not start spinning, are either not


properly connected with the thread leading to the rolls, or


else the sudden start breaks the thread. The dofter then


pieces up the end by winding some fl1ling yarn onto the


bobbin by hand, and it is this yarn so wound that weaves


oft in a bunch, as neither tension nor traverse' are uniform,


the several coils slipping oft together. Mr. Arnold overcame


this trouble by simply providing his dofters with bobbins


having enough yarn spun on them so that they could be


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THAT I, Ira Draper of Saugus in the County of Essex and Com­monwealth


of Massachusetts Esquire, in consideratioll of fifty dollars to


me paid by James Draper of East Sudbury in the County of Middlesex


and Commonwealth afforesaid Gentleman:


the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant,


sell and convey unto the said James Draper all my right, title to and


interest in a patent for a new and useful improvemeht in weaving bear­ing


date 7th of June 18[ 6, And also all my right, title to and interest


in a patent bearing date first day of April, 1829, called the improvement


in the rotary tem pIes.


To HAVE and, to HOLD the afore granted pri\' iledges to the said


James Draper his Heirs and assigns, to their Use and behoof fore\' er.


And I do covenant with the said James Draper his Heirs and assigns,


that I have a lawfully right to sell and . convey the same to the said


J ames Draper.


And that I will warrant and defend the same priviledges to tbe


saiel J£ lInes Draper his Heirs and assigns forever, against the la, vful


claims and demands of all persons,


In witness whereof, I the said Ira Draper have hereunfo set my


hand and seal this Ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one


thousand eight hundred and thirty.


Signed, sealed ' md delivered, { John Copeland


in presence of us, Handel Roguron.


Then appeared the above named Ira Draper and acknowleged the


above instrument to be his free act and deed, before me,


{


Justice of the


Henry H. Fuller, Peace.


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