Box organ type spinning mule

Made:
1818-1820 in Manchester

Box organ type spinning mule, made by Messrs Jenkinson and Bow of Manchester.

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1948-66
type:
spinning machine
credit:
Asa Lees and Co. Ltd.

Parts

Headstock containing main gearing with three upright and three horizontal spindles

Headstock containing main gearing with three upright and three horizontal spindles

Headstock containing main gearing with three upright and three horizontal spindles, and 6 wooden levelling pads. Note : frame bar carrying upper journal of first motion shaft is broken through

Object Number:
1948-66/1
type:
spinning machine
Two iron frames for the ends of the fixed part

Two iron frames for the ends of the fixed part

Two iron frames for the ends of the fixed part, each with a fitting and spring and each with bolt and nut to connect /3 and wooden levelling blocks and two iron intermediate frames with adjustable feet

Object Number:
1948-66/2
type:
frame
Cast iron rail (of angle-section) in three lengths

Cast iron rail (of angle-section) in three lengths

Cast iron rail (of angle-section) in three lengths, forming main framework of fixed part, with fittings attached

Materials:
cast iron
Object Number:
1948-66/3
type:
rail
Two slotted iron bars

Two slotted iron bars

Two slotted iron bars (one cracked, the other broken in two) with foot fittings (detached) and two light slotted bars each with 3 nuts, bolts and washers and four flat slotted brackets for the larger bars, each with 2 nuts, bolts and washer. These all stand vertically in the fixed part to support /5

Object Number:
1948-66/4
type:
bar
Wooden rails

Wooden rails

Ten wooden rails with iron bracket etc from fixed part of machine

Materials:
wood and iron
Object Number:
1948-66/5
type:
rail
Gearing from the fixed part

Gearing from the fixed part

Gearing from the fixed part, as follows : spindle with 2 iron bevel wheels (transmitting motion from headstock /1); spindle with iron bevel wheel and two brass pinions; 2 brackets each with bolt, nut and washer bearing short spindles each with brass wheel and iron pinion; 2 brackets each with 2 bolts, nuts & washers, each carrying a brass wheel on a stud; 2 brackets each carrying a wormwheel and ...

Object Number:
1948-66/6
type:
gearing
Three pairs of drafting rollers

Three pairs of drafting rollers

Three pairs of drafting rollers, and two pairs of rollers made of perforated zinc; 10 in all

Materials:
zinc
Object Number:
1948-66/7
type:
drafting roller
Two cast-iron floor rails

Two cast-iron floor rails

Two cast-iron floor rails

Materials:
cast iron
Object Number:
1948-66/8
type:
rail
Two running trucks for the carriage

Two running trucks for the carriage

Two running trucks for the carriage, comprising in all : 4 running wheels on spindles; two forked frames each with a bracket bolted on (one of these broken); two further brackets

Object Number:
1948-66/9
type:
trucks
Carriage, comprising wooden and iron frame

Carriage, comprising wooden and iron frame

Carriage, comprising wooden and iron frame, with shaft carrying 2 gears and tinplate drums in place, and various iron fittings attached. Notes : one end bearing bracket for the drum shaft is broken; the brass bearing strips for the spindles are detached

Object Number:
1948-66/10
type:
spinning machine
Four wooden face covers

Four wooden face covers

Four wooden face covers (one lacks a hook) and two wooden top covers for the carriage

Object Number:
1948-66/11
type:
cover - closure
Long iron bar from carriage with six iron supporting arms

Long iron bar from carriage with six iron supporting arms

Long iron bar from carriage with six iron supporting arms, tumbling bob, handle, chain & fitting and presser wires on 6 arms

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1948-66/12
type:
bar
Gear etc from the carriage

Gear etc from the carriage

Gear etc from the carriage, comprising : iron plate with footstep & 2 brackets bolted to it; forked arm with journal busk swinging tee piece with footstep; spindle with brass bevel wheel; spindle with iron bevel wheel; hand winch; iron bevel wheel (5 arms); bracket with double pulley on stud; two studs with nut & washer, each carrying 6-armed pulley and disc pulley with gear teeth on face; two spi...

Object Number:
1948-66/13
type:
gear
Footstep bearings for 92 spindles

Footstep bearings for 92 spindles

Footstep bearings for 92 spindles, in 8 lengths; journal bearing for 91 spindles in 8 lengths; 85 spindles with ferrules. Note : the carriage has been shortened. As it now is, 90 spindles could possibly be worked

Object Number:
1948-66/14
type:
bearings
Floor fittings

Floor fittings

Floor fittings : three wrought slotted bridges with posts bolted to them for ropes (should be 4 : see photos ); cast slotted bridge with stud carrying one pulley; another similar (broken) carrying 2 pulleys; a cast bridge with stop finger; four two legged floor stands, two with ratchet wheels and parts on studs and two with stop plates

Object Number:
1948-66/15
type:
floor fitting
Floor fittings

Floor fittings

Further floor fittings : a two-legged bracket with 3-armed lever and stud (note that one foot bolts to bottom bar of headlock /1); a raising block for the above and a weight to go on one arm; 2 circular pedestals with levers on studs; a pedestal with a long lever in a fork fitting; another with a small bellcrank on a stud; a pedestal with a wiper on a stud with a wire attached. Also a bar with str...

Object Number:
1948-66/16
type:
floor fitting
66 double top rollers in 2 (?) sizes, many lacking

66 double top rollers in 2 (?) sizes, many lacking

66 double top rollers in 2 (?) sizes, many lacking their coverings and many loose coverings. [Note : these are covered with leather] Six wooden rollers ocvered with baize; 23 c-hooks in brass; 17 boat-shaped iron weights; 20 flat iron links with slot at one end and wide rectangular opening at the other; 20 small levers, one broken short; 21 small brass bearing pieces

Object Number:
1948-66/17
type:
roller
6 cast-iron swing frames (one broken) with bolted-on extensions forming bearings for top rollers

6 cast-iron swing frames (one broken) with bolted-on extensions forming bearings for top rollers

6 cast-iron swing frames (one broken) with bolted-on extensions forming bearings for top rollers, and 4 broken-off pieces; 22 iron levers with ball weights; two of them with the weights detached and one broken

Object Number:
1948-66/18
type:
frame
Two light bars with sheet-metal pieces screwed-on and 6 small sheetmetal strips

Two light bars with sheet-metal pieces screwed-on and 6 small sheetmetal strips

Two light bars with sheet-metal pieces screwed-on and 6 small sheetmetal strips; two rods with acorn ends; a stud with lever bearing a ball weights and pin; a square bar with journal ends with 3 levers rivetted in; a cast-iron double pulley with 6 arms; 4 identical plates with kegs and each with a bolt, nut & washer; 2 lugs with bolt, nut, washer & steady pin; a forked piece with roller on a nag's...

Object Number:
1948-66/19
type:
bar
A spliced loop of cotton driving rope; 3 other pieces

A spliced loop of cotton driving rope; 3 other pieces

A spliced loop of cotton driving rope; 3 other pieces, unspliced; a rope with iron fittings both ends; a light rope tied to a light iron piece with jointed blade; a bundle of knotted cord bands for driving the spindles

Object Number:
1948-66/20
type:
driving rope