Roller for a Casablanca speed frame machine
- PART OF:
- Lancashire textile industry material
- Made:
- 1900-1950 in Bolton borough
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Roller for a Casablanca speed frame machine
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Roller for a Casablanca speed frame machine
This is a rubber coated roller from a Casablanca speed frame used in the textile industry to make cotton yarn.
The rollers worked in pairs, one directly above the other, applying slight pressure to either side of the cotton sliver (untwisted fibres); this draws the cotton fibres into a denser, more elongated pattern. The process of reducing the thickness of the sliver by rollers is called drafting.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y2006.35.12
- Materials:
- rubber (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 200 mm x 23 mm x 23 mm,
