The following are among the important features:
_The journals on the loom are controlled by a cam motion_, or by the same efficient chain motion that is used on our Worsted Loom instead of the cam motion, handling the warp with the greatest ease and _calling either journal at will_, which cannot be done on other carpet looms, thus giving a wider range of pattern and design than on other looms; and should it be necessary to change the shading, it can be done by changing the chain, instead of cutting out the warp and re-drawing it.
_The box mechanism is positive_, and controlled by a chain on the same shaft as the journals, and may be used with the chain alone, or with the chain in combination with the cards. The motion can be run forward or reversed at will, and any box called as desired, thus giving a wide range to the shading facilities of the loom, and _any combination of colors_ can be produced on this loom that can be done _on any_ 4 × 4 _box loom in the world_.
_The Jacquard is of our own manufacture_, and of the most improved pattern. Great care is used in its construction, thus making it a very efficient part of the loom, and is driven from the same shaft as the journals and box motion, thus working in harmony with them.
_The take-up motion is positive_, and is very substantial and accurate, consisting of fluted rolls, and operated by the usual train of gearing, while the goods are wound up on a roll below.
_The let-off_ is controlled by the tension of the warp over a rocking whip roll, operated by a cam on the bottom shaft, held by a clamp friction, geared to the head of the beam.
_Two filling motions are used_, one at each end of the lay, _each working independently_ of the other, inside the selvedge, so that the breakage of the weft is _instantly detected_, and these motions are so combined with friction pulley and brake, that the loom is stopped instantly “_on the pick_,” and consequently, when filling is replaced, the loom is ready to start without loss of time in finding the pick, or setting of Jacquard or box motion.
_The shuttle-smash protector_, which knocks off the loom when the shuttle does not box properly, thus preventing what are known as “shuttle smashes;” _a shuttle check_, for easing the force of the shuttle as it enters the box; _a foot lever_, for throwing the lay back when the loom is stopped, making it very easy for the weaver, and the _speed at which the loom can be run_, together with the features mentioned above, combine to make this loom the best in the market for the purpose for which it is designed.