Ring spinning frame

Ring spinning frame, made by Platt Brothers & Co

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Ring spinning frame, made by Platt Brothers & Co
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Ring spinning frame, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1901, and used at Brooklands Mill, Leigh.

Today the ring spinning frame is the most popular spinning machine in the world. However, Lancashire’s mill owners, wary of the expense of updating all their machinery, were slow to adopt the technology. Many blamed this caution for the decline of the region’s cotton industry in the 1950s and 1960s.

This shortened ring spinning frame was used for spinning test pieces of medium count yarn at Brooklands Mill in Leigh. It has 16 spindles each side.

Details

Category:
Textile Industry
Object Number:
Y1967.3
Materials:
cast iron
Measurements:
Overall: 1828 mm x 965 mm x 1828 mm,
type:
ring frame
credit:
Gift of Viyella International Ltd

Parts

Samples of yarn spun at Brooklands Mill

Samples of yarn spun at Brooklands Mill

Samples of yarn spun at Brooklands Mill, five samples. Example of yarn that would have been spun on the ring spinning frame (Y1967.3), blend of fibres, possibly manmade.

Materials:
textile
Object Number:
Y1967.3.1
type:
yarn sample