Braiding Machine

Made:
circa 1900
Braiding machine from Croft Mill, Manchester, c.1900

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Braiding machine from Croft Mill, Manchester, c.1900
Science Museum Group Collection
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Braiding machine made around 1900, used at Croft Mill, Manchester.

Thomas Walford developed the first braiding machine in Manchester in the 1740s. This machine worked in Croft Mill in Manchester.

Details

Category:
Textile Industry
Object Number:
Y6000.438
Materials:
metal (unknown) and copper (metal)
type:
braiding machine
credit:
Gift of J & W Eastwood