<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">stuffer boxes</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31422217</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:45:01</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stuffer box</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices consisting of a confined box chamber, which may be heated, cooled, or exposed to a steam injection, designed to crimp, fold, bulk, and bend the individual fibers of a tow, converted tow, sliver, or similar assemblage of filaments. To facilitate this method of texturing, these devices are attached to a series of either feed rollers or fluid jets onto which textile fibers are packed or compressed; these rollers then force the fibers into the stuffer box chamber where they are exposed temperature changes while being pressed into a zig-zag pattern. Though this device was originally created for crimping carpets, it was eventually adapted to the textile industry by Joseph Bancroft & Sons. ]]></dc:description></metadata>