Modernised Cotton Spinning Frame
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| Modernised Cotton Spinning Frame | |
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| Manufacturer | (Unknown) |
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Portion of a cotton spinning frame modernised using the Casablancas drafting system, Dobson & Barlow Ltd., 1926. Cotton was one of Britain’s oldest industries, and was very set in its ways. However, some post-war cotton factories attempted to modernize. Even though the principles of this machine were 120 years old this example was considered worthwhile updating with the Casablancas system, which feeds the fibres into the spinning process. But its success was to be limited in competition with foreign companies using the newest technology.
[edit] How it works
Cotton fibres can be spun into thread on a machine by rollers that simultaneously tease apart the wad of cotton and twist it, mimicking the action of a spinning wheel.
[edit] Memories
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[edit] In the Science Museum
The museum acquired this object in 1926 From Dobson and Barlow Ltd. Inv. No: 1926-607.
This object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.