Roller textile printing machine and associated parts and accessories, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Ltd, Ramsbottom, about 1950 and used at the Shirley Institute, Didsbury for printing research and development work.
This three roller printing machine is a small-scale example used in printing research and development work at the Shirley Institute in Didsbury from the 1970s. The Shirley Institute was a research centre set up in Manchester in 1920 as the British Cotton Industry Research Association, and was dedicated to research and development in textiles technology.
This machine was used to investigate two important aspects of roller printing, namely definition and registration. Definition refers to being able to achieve an even density of dye across all of the fabric being printed with a pattern, whilst registration relates to the proper alignment of a pattern that is printed using multiple rollers to produce different parts of the pattern. Errors with either density or registration affect the quality of cloth that is produced, so this research was important to the textile finishing industry.
Rectangular part with rivets and two brackets, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rectangular part with rivets and two brackets, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rectangular part with rivets, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Roller and metal piece, with cog on one side, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Roller and metal piece, with cog on one side, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Roller and metal piece with cog on one side, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rod, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rod, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Wooden part, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rubber strip, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Band of textile, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Metal part with space for roller, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Cog, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Chain, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Engraved metal roller with wooden supports on either end, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Pallet of parts including rollers, machine guards and belt, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Two blades, wrapped, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Gear, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Iron roller, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Rod, for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Main frame of textile roller printing, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
Box of rollers and spreaders for roller textile printing machine, manufactured by Wood's Engineers Limited, Ramsbottom, about 1950.
