Model of silk doubling machine
- Made:
- 1873 in Manchester
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Model of silk doubling machine, designed and patented by Thomas Dickins, Manchester, 1873. Patent no. 1763.
A silk thread is too fine to be used singly, so two or more threads are twisted together, a process called 'throwing'. This machine was designed and patented by Thomas Dickins in 1873 (patent no. 1763), and includes an automatic stop mechanism should either of the threads break.
Details
- Category:
- Textiles Machinery
- Object Number:
- 1873-29
- type:
- textiles machine
- credit:
- Dickins, T.
