Cone shaped bobbin
- PART OF:
- Lancashire textile industry material
- Made:
- 1900-1950 in unknown place
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Cone bobbin made by tuffa.
Photographed on a white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cone bobbin made by the Tuffa Bobbin Company, Watford
This tapered or cone shape bobbin is made from moulded plastic. The shape meant the thread unwound evenly, even at fast speeds.
The bobbin was used to fit over a spindle on a spinning machine used in the textile industry. The bobbin would have had a length of thread wound onto it, ready to be woven into cloth. Once empty of thread it could be rewound with thread and reused. A small length of thick white thread remains on the bobbin.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y2006.35.15
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) and textile
- Measurements:
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overall: 230 mm x 70 mm x 70 mm,
- type:
- bobbin
