Ring doubler and associated parts and accessories

Made:: 1940-1960 in Oldham

maker:: Platt Brothers and Company Limited

Ring doubler and associated parts and accessories, manufactured by Platt Bros and Co. Ltd in Oldham, around 1940-1960 and used in the Textiles Department at the University of Manchester Institute of Technology.

Doubling is the process of combining two or more single threads together to create one strand of strong, even yarn. The yarn produced can be used as the warp for weaving, or for making embroidery or sewing threads.

This ring doubler could combine up to four single threads to create both plain and fancy yarns. It was manufactured by Platt Brothers of Oldham, who were the world’s biggest manufacturers of textile machinery at the turn of the twentieth century.

Details

Category:: Textile Industry

Object Number:: Y1989.5

Materials:: metal (unknown), iron and wood (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 1870 mm x 3210 mm x 1320 mm, 2020 kg

type:: ring doubler

credit:: Gift of UMIST

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Parts

Wooden Box of Smooth Top Rollers and Case of Edie C-Clips

Wooden box of smooth top rollers and small case of Edie c-clips, to be used with the ring doubler, manufactured by Platt Bros and Co. Ltd in Oldham, around 1940-1960 and used in the Textiles Department at the University of Manchester Institute of Technology.

Measurements:: overall: 210 mm x 410 mm x 450 mm,

Materials:: iron

Object Number:: Y1989.5.1

type:: ring doubler parts

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Wooden Drawer of Change Wheels

Wooden drawer of change wheels, to be used with the ring doubler, manufactured by Platt Bros and Co. Ltd in Oldham, around 1940-1960 and used in the Textiles Department at the University of Manchester Institute of Technology.

Measurements:: overall: 250 mm x 650 mm x 270 mm,

Materials:: iron

Object Number:: Y1989.5.3

type:: ring doubler parts and accessories

Ring doubler manufactured by Platt Bros and Co. Ltd in Oldham

Ring doubler manufactured by Platt Bros and Co. Ltd in Oldham, around 1940-1960 and used in the Textiles Department at the University of Manchester Institute of Technology.