Prototype machine for shrinking cotton cloth using the Rigmel system developed in 1931

Made:
1931 in Bradford
maker:
Bradford Dyers Association Limited
inventor:
Alexander Melville

Prototype machine for shrinking cotton cloth using the Rigmel system developed in 1931, invented by Alexander Melvile, England and made by the Bradford Dyers Association Ltd., Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 1931

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1952-83/1
Materials:
asbestos, copper (alloy) and steel (metal)
type:
machine
credit:
Bradford Dyers' Association Ltd.