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Bobbin winding machine and memo of employee numbers

This winding machine winds fine silk thread from the large drum onto the brass bobbins. Each bobbin holds nearly 300 metres of thread.

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Roll over this photo to switch between the winding machine in the Museum's collection and a memo showing numbers of employees at the Heathcoat factory in December 1878.

See detail of bobbins


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