General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & WOOD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

140.0 cm

Width

197.0 cm

Height

197.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

952.5

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSE WOOL TO CARDING MACHINE, SO THAT AN EVEN, CONSTANT SUPPLY IS RECEIVED

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY/ THE AUTOMATIC FEEDING MACHINE WAS INTRODUCED BY W.C. BRAMWELL IN 1876 & ELMINIATED THE MANUAL LABOUR PREVIOUSLY NEEDED FOR THE INITIAL WEIGHING & FEEDING OF WOOL/ IT CAME RAPIDLY INTO USE IN THE U.S.A. & THEN IN BRITAIN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STENCILLING ON INSIDE APPEARSTO BE '13'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME PAINTED GREEN PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL, GOLD COLOUR DECORATION ON ONE SIDE, SOME PTS APPEAR BLACK, SOME CORROSION/ WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

ON ONE SIDE METALLIC GOLD COLOUR DECORATION IS PARTIALLY VISIBLE, AS IS OUTLINING AROUND BOTH SIDES - THESE DECORATIONS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED OVER/ BOX ON SIDE ALSO HAS SOME OUTLINING VISIBLE, ALONG WITH FAN SHAPE IN ONE CORNER